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    "id": 1011302,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1011302/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "A medical doctor told me that, if only we had a coordinated way of dealing with such disasters, the right thing would have been to fingerprint the bodies on the first day, take photographs including the clothes they were wearing on that fateful day and the process of identifying bodies would have been quicker even by notifying relatives. Therefore, I realised that there is a huge gap in how we manage disasters. Looking at whether we have any standard policy document on how to manage disasters, you would realise that the Fourth Schedule of our Constitution gives this responsibility to both levels of Government because disasters will happen anywhere. It is imperative that we have a centralised and coordinated manner of managing disasters. That was the thinking that informed this Bill. This Bill seeks to establish a National Disaster Management Authority that will coordinate disaster preparedness, coordinate the formulation of a national policy and standards on how to deal with disasters in the country. The Bill recognises that this is a responsibility that is bestowed by the Constitution on both levels of Government. So it seeks to establish a mechanism through which we can coordinate the management and coordination of disasters in the country between the two levels of government and even open offices for disaster management and coordination across the country in our different counties."
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