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    "id": 1113248,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1113248/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dadaab, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1377,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Dahir Duale",
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    "content": "A month ago, the Government of Kenya led by our President, declared drought a national disaster. What does it mean when we say that drought is a national disaster? The people in Northern Kenya depend on livestock for their livelihoods. When people have problems with feeding their animals, they also become vulnerable, because they will not have food. What this means is that today in that area, there is literally starvation, serious malnutrition, death of livestock and wild animals. If we do nothing about the situation, people will soon start dying. It is the responsibility of the Government to protect the lives and property of its people. If this situation is not taken care of, the Government will have failed in its duty of protecting the lives and property of its citizens. About a month ago, the Government declared drought a national disaster, what did we expect it to do? We expected the Government to open its coffers at the national Government level and fund the county governments, which should allocate resources to address issues of drought. We also expected the Government to release the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) money. Even though it is not a lot of money – we have about Kshs7 million per constituency – that can help in water trapping and in certain responses that would have gone a long way in alleviating the situation. We wanted the Government to appeal to the international donor community; the United Nations Agencies and friends to mobilise resources. We need to respond to…"
}