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    "id": 1195594,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1195594/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "Adjournment of the House for us to discuss drought situation in the country. Unfortunately, we did not get enough time to reflect on it. The situation is extremely dire. It is unprecedented and it has not been seen before in the last 20 to 25 years in our region. The pastoralists in most of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) counties have already lost more than half their livestock. I want to say this for my colleagues to understand this. Previously, during such drought and drought declarations, non-state actors or donor communities used to swing into action to complement the efforts of the Government. Unfortunately, because Kenya has been declared a middle-income country, this response is not forthcoming. It is believed that a middle-income country should respond to the drought effectively. The former President, President Uhuru, declared drought as an emergency, but I think that a renewed declaration might be required to synergize the effort of many respondents from different sectors. I would like to urge the county governments, and we can do it through a Senate resolution, to defer implementation of certain projects for us to save lives and try to respond to the humanitarian crises that is taking shape. The worry has moved beyond livestock into eminent, clear and present danger that is facing the pastoralist communities by loss of lives as a result of starvation. It will be extremely embarrassing for a country of our status to report loss of lives as a result of drought. Some relief food is being given, but it is not the standard that the United Nations Food---"
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