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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "content": "been threatened. I am glad about that meeting and his communication with the Cabinet Secretary (CS), who I have also spoken to, that he can give an assurance to the people of Lang’ata that no action as had been stipulated will take place. We shall conclude it as the Senate because the facts have come out. I have confidence that the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources will get to the bottom of this matter that Governor Sang’ has brought. Even if not by way of responding to the Petition in nature in which it has come, the Committee can, on its Motion, look at what already exists. This is a House of records. This House unanimously passed a Bill sponsored by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and myself on dealing with these disasters. The Bill talks about early warning systems; the response between National and county governments, how to coordinate and how resources are provided for. Mr. Speaker, Sir, would it be in order if I ask that your office, especially as Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., has mentioned, about the renewed or reinvigorated working relations that we enjoy with our neighbours who we previously called ‘noisy neighbours’; that they can fast-track that Bill? It does not make sense for Sen. Mwangi to start from scratch a process that we did with public consultation and public participation with Ministries and stakeholders after a disaster in Solai. I would like to advise him that they can do a quick and clear report that the National Assembly passes our Bill. It is as simple as that. These issues are emotive. I want to pass my condolences to the people who lost their lives, especially in Rift Valley after these landslides and the people who were affected in the former Western Province after the floods, all the way from Kwanza Constituency in Trans Nzoia Count y to Kakamega County. However, it looks very disingenuous to us as leaders to come and say time to time that we are sorry, yet we are the ones with the tools to sort out these issues. We have people here like Sen. Wetangula who has been in Parliament since 1992. I am sure that he feels bad about addressing the same thing; imagining that we can do the same thing and expect different results. We have passed laws and we have protocols. Sen. Mwangi, please push for the implementation of this. Sen. Mwangi, you were in this Parliament from the Eighth Parliament, if not the Seventh Parliament, and you have addressed this issue before. Our hon. Speaker can write to the Speaker of the National Assembly and ask him where that piece of law is. It addresses all the issues that Sen. M. Kajwang’ is asking. Finally, I think we have reached a time in this country where we must start getting upset when we come and try to do the same thing over and over again. This matter has come before this House and it has not been resolved. Sen. Mwangi has handled this in the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources Committee. It has not been resolved. Today is 7th July, 2020; Saba Saba. I have hundreds of Nairobians arrested for doing peaceful demonstrations because of the freedom that we enjoy today because of"
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