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    "id": 1106712,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I congratulate Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Sakaja for this wonderful Bill. I think for Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., we were together in investigation of the disaster in Solai Dam. He was the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations then. Later we organised a Joint Committee to Brazil together with the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. We were with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. I know that as one of the drafters of this Bill, he has hands-on experience. We did a visit to what we call the Brumadinho Dam collapse that happened in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one things that we observed is that the response and effectiveness of response to disaster in Brazil is top-notch. I am happy this law has captured that. They have what we call National Centre for Risk and Disaster Management. That system works that if there is a disaster in Samburu County, within seconds, it will be known at the command centre, for example, Nairobi. There is also national system of protection and civil defence. This is a multi-disciplinary agency where there is a proper coordination from bomberos, civil defence, police and municipalities. The third point I want to make is that the response of disaster mitigation is normally done in three phases in Brazil. It is done through municipalities, federal and then state. There is a well organised way of responding to disasters in Brazil. Finally, which I have seen Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. have captured is on the issue of funding. At least this Bill tries to organise donations. In Brazil, they have what they call National Fund for Civil Disaster on Recovering (NFDR). We were able to learn in Brazil that they have a national fund to ensure there is an orderly way of donations in terms of response. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we learnt a lot. I have read Sen. Sakaja’s Bill although time is fast spent. I am happy with what we saw in comparative analysis between Brazil and the Bill we are having before us. If we implement to the lettter, I can tell you it will change how we handle disasters. Brazil has other good things, but I would not want to mention today, maybe in the future. Thank you."
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