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    "id": 1009547,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1009547/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwambu Mabongah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13309,
        "legal_name": "Moses Wekesa Mwambu Mabonga",
        "slug": "moses-wekesa-mwambu-mabonga-2"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I support this important Bill. With the global warming effects with us here, you will agree that the coastal, inland and semi-arid regions of this country are experiencing disasters. My friend, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, has brought this Bill at the right time. If you read this Bill, you will realise that he has captured very well the issue of medication, preparedness, recovery and the way forward that this Authority has to deal with. We will introduce some amendments to ensure that the Bill provides for a research unit as part of the proposed Authority’s administrative structure up to the constituency level. Most of the disasters that we are experiencing today are floods. In my constituency, where people have been submerged by water, we really struggle. Every morning, people call upon the Member of Parliament to ensure that they are assisted. So, if we have structures up to the level of the constituency, we will have somebody who will stand to take responsibility in times of disasters. It should not be like the Government is complimenting NGOs; the NGOs should be complimenting the Government in what it should be doing. So far, we thank the Red Cross for what they do whenever we have a disaster, but the Government should have a well-planned structure…"
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