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    "id": 1094462,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1094462/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rozaah Buyu",
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        "legal_name": "Rozaah Akinyi Buyu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. At the outset, I would like to thank Hon. Jaldesa for bringing to the attention of the National Assembly, and the country at large, this impending problem of drought. I come from Kisumu County, which obviously is not one of the 25 counties, but I know that with the climate change and erratic rainfall, the rest of the country is also going to suffer from drought. When you speak about drought, my mind goes to one man in this country who stood out about eight years ago and sent out a cry and warning to the country so that we would all pay attention to the little things that would help us save this country from drought and excessive flooding. That man is none other than Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. When we talk about climate change, we talk about what we see now. Today we see rains in Nairobi in August. We know that under normal circumstances, August is not supposed to be a rainy month. Because of climate change, we now see rains. Because of erratic changes in climate, farmers are not able to plan and yet Kenya is a predominantly agricultural country. Farmers heavily depend on rain. When there is no rainfall, obviously what we are discussing today is bound to happen. When there is drought like is being experienced in the 25 counties, many other sectors are affected. Education is affected because children cannot go to school. The health sector is affected because with hunger and malnutrition, there is bound to be more diseases. The security sector is affected because people begin to compete and fight for the few water pans available. So, this is indeed an important issue we are discussing. I support Hon. Jaldesa and call on the Government to declare this issue a national disaster and pay more attention to and put more effort in curbing this disaster before it spreads countrywide. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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