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    "id": 1009464,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1009464/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kangogo Bowen",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was saying that the proposed Authority will, if well-funded, coordinate disasters across the country and develop policies on disaster management, and disaster preparedness will possibly be devolved. It can be devolved so that, at least, every county will have a unit, department or county offices. This is so that whenever there is an issue of disaster across the country, there are immediate people who are deployed. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, currently, we can say that the only disaster management unit in the country is Kenya Red Cross. When there are disasters in Makueni or Turkana, they are there and everywhere. Kenya Red Cross is the only disaster management unit in the country and yet, we have a functioning Government and we appropriate money in this House every year for disaster management. With this Authority, I am very sure it will work together with NGOs like the Kenya Red Cross so that they are able to handle those disaster management issues effectively. I do not want to belabour on this because we are at the Second Reading and there are quite a number of amendments that we are going to bring in the Third Reading. I support this Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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