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    "id": 1100541,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "was at risk. Imagine the audacity. It is like trying to grab Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) which incidentally has also been grabbed. The fire station in town was at risk of being grabbed. In Eastlands, I have so many spots and I know which are at threat and some have actually been grabbed. The first thing is to reclaim all of these properties and equipment that is necessary for doing that. Madam Temporary Speaker, so, the authority, first, will adopt a coordinated interagency and inter-ministerial approach in disaster prevention, mitigation, response and recovery activities. It would be the central national agency in implementing these activities and sets the policy. They will advise continuously the national and county government on management measures of disaster risk which is extremely important for them to get that advice. They will develop, update and coordinate implementation of the management strategy and plan that each county must develop and then bring it to the disaster risk management authority at the national level. Madam Temporary Speaker, this was very specific when we put it. In coordination with the bureau of statistics to coordinate, collate, review and analyse disaggregated information relevant to disaster risk management. This includes population data and household data. Our census even tells us what kind of firewood people use, whether it is firewood, gas or what not. Based on that, they can map out some of these hotspots when it comes to disaster. Of course, formulate, establish and implement a national early warning and emergency communication system. That emergency communication system must be toll free. You cannot charge people to make a phone call when there is a disaster or to pass that. It must be toll-free. We used to have public campaigns them, years ago as I grew up in this city. This is where we would be told what to do in case of a fire. Fire drills used to be conducted. These days people do not know what to do. Madam Temporary Speaker, what happens in case of a terrorist attack? The 9/11 was commemorated yesterday. I was watching a serious documentary on 9/11 on how people had to be taught after that. That in case of this, you either go down, under a table, or how do you get out. Some people would die because of stampedes in the case of a disaster. We need to create public awareness to let them know through civic education. We must monitor, evaluate and document lessons learnt from the handling of disasters. The file on Solai Dam Tragedy is big, but it is in Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s office only. I do not know if the county government has seen what to learn or whether Water Resources Authority (WRA) has looked at it to see this is what happened. It is this thick. We went through all of those things and we know what happened and what the problem was. We must document lessons learnt. We must learn to be a country that takes documentation seriously. Madam Temporary Speaker, of course to promote linkages with key ministries, community service organisations, international organisations, county, sub-county community based disaster risk management entities. Also coordinate preparation and maintenance of atlases including databanks and information on potential hazards and vulnerabilities. Also to lead and coordinate routine hazard identification and vulnerability"
}