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    "id": 1113202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I really want this House to look at the Kenya Food Security Outlook Report and the National Drought Management Authority Report that projects that in the pastoral areas, livestock conditions have deteriorated due to lack of vegetation and water. Mothers, children and herders are trekking for over 50 kilometres in search of water and pasture. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is not only the livelihood of the pastoralists that is affected, but also of wildlife. I am sure colleagues have seen on social media a video of a giraffe that has been affected. It has gone blind. The video shows young men giving water to it. So, it is a very sensitive and dire situation. One might imagine that the people in that area are not part of Kenya and that there is no government that is sensitive to their plight. Unfortunately, if the short rains are not realised by end of this month or next month, then there will be a serious humanitarian catastrophe in the entire region. There are, at least, 2.1 million Kenyans who are food insecure, and this number is expected to rise to 2.4 million people by next month. Over 465,000 children under the age of five and 93,000 pregnant or lactating mothers in the region are actually malnourished. That is quite unfortunate. As a country, we must protect our children and women. Today, I stand to be counted. From the statistics that have been given by the Government, over 2 million Kenyans are now facing severe starvation, which might lead to death. According to the Flash Appeal Kenya Drought Report, US$139.5 million is required to avert the drought crisis. What is the Government doing about this matter? After declaring the drought a national disaster, what is the next step? What response strategies have we put in place that are life-saving and life-sustaining? Our counties have been denied their resources by the national Treasury. Counties are only receiving Recurrent Expenditure. If counties were receiving the emergency funds, I am sure 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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