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    "id": 1094456,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1094456/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Wilson Sossion",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. I rise to support the Motion and thank Hon. Jaldesa for placing it before this House on time. There are a lot of happenings that the Government should predict. Looking at the trend of climate change, Kenya is a signatory to the same. Looking at the sustainable development goals agenda about climate change, there is adequate information about climate change; that, incase of rains, it is going to be extreme and there would be floods. We have seen Europe experiencing floods that they have never seen before. In case of drought, it is going to be extreme. Drought will be in Kenya to stay. It will expand beyond the 25 counties that have been mentioned. Scientists have predicted that by 2050, Kenya will not be able to produce any food. That should tell us empirically and scientifically, the direction we are headed to. I rise to support that without any delay, Government should declare drought a national disaster so that the relevant agencies, including NGOs, can direct their efforts towards mitigating the effects of the drought. The existing data about the devastating effects in the already affected counties is very disturbing. Even the social life and education cannot go on, and livestock are 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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