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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "both the policy and implementation direction to the Cabinet on matters relating to disaster and risk management among other functions, including coordination and monitoring of the intergovernmental multisector entities that are responsible for disaster risk management. Most importantly, it shall be obligated to provide a report to the Cabinet, the National Assembly, the Senate and the county assemblies. The Bill also establishes the National Disaster Risk Management Authority which shall, again, be the implementing agency of the law and all the preparedness, mitigation, recovery plans adopted or proposed by the intergovernmental council. The Bill itemises the various functions which is coordination and support of public awareness campaigns, and civic education programs on risk management. Most of the disasters could well be mitigated if people had all the information and the right level of awareness in terms of what they need to do to prevent them and what they need not to do when disaster strikes. A second function is advisory on facilitation and capacity building for disaster management at the two levels of Government. It would also be charged with the responsibility of coordinating and collaboration with the relevant regional and international agencies and institutions in disaster risk management and promote linkages with key ministries, community service organisations, international organisations, county and sub-county and community-based disaster risk entities, among other functions. The proposal to establish this centralised system of responding to manage disasters is long overdue. As I mentioned, we have had several disasters with lessons learnt from history. There has also been attempts in terms of responses and bringing it into law. I am also aware that we have the National Disaster Management Authority Bill of 2019 that was sponsored by the Member for Kikuyu Constituency. I wish he was here so that he could contribute to this Bill. It was passed by this House not so long ago and is one of the Bills that have been forwarded to the Senate. We hope it will come out of the Senate before we close. I also know there are other attempts. I urge the Members that as we have done in the past, we recognise, support and improve on this Bill further since it is one of the steps that we need to put forward in order to get palatable solution to challenges of disaster management. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me also recognise the efforts of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, which has spent quite a bit of time on this Bill and given us a Report. I hope the Members will read the Report and bring the amendments that are required so that before we close, this House can have, at least, pronounced itself on where it stands on matters to do with disaster and risk management. With those remarks, I beg to move and ask the Chair of the Departmental Committee on National Security and Administration, Hon. Mwathi, to second the Bill."
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