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    "id": 1236981,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musalia Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Cabinet Secretary",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 84,
        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
        "slug": "musalia-mudavadi"
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I wish to respond as follows: First of all, let me state that this is a programme that is domiciled within the Ministry of East African Community and the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). They have been doing a good job. But for purposes of record, I would just wish to highlight the following statistics. One, the current drought is ravaging many parts of the country and it has affected approximately 4.4 million people in the ASALs, and a further 500,000 people in nine non- traditional ASAL regions. In my statement, I have tabulated the counties that have been hit. They are 23 and an additional nine which are on the borderline. They are not exactly ASALs but they have been hit too. I do not have to go through the list because it will be available to the House. At the same time Hon. Speaker, 970,000 children, that is, close to one million children below the age of five years have also been affected and are being supported. We also have about 142,000 expectant and lactating mothers who have also gone through very difficult times during this period. We have lost more than 2.5 million livestock in different counties. This season, we are beginning to see some rain. We hope that it will last so that we can start the process of recovery. The worst affected counties are Marsabit, Garissa, Isiolo, Mandera, Tana River, Samburu, Turkana and Narok. In these areas, people are also displaced. First, there was the drought then some flash floods. It has affected quite a number of people. In collaboration with our partners since July 2022, the Government has spent more than Ksh19 billion to cushion lives and livelihoods of affected Kenyans. These interventions are in terms of relief food, relief cash transfers, support to school feeding programmes, cash transfers under the Hunger Safety Net Programme, water tracking, and livestock off take. Cumulatively, it is about Ksh19 billion. I also acknowledge that county governments have complemented the efforts of the national Government. They have been supporting all these areas that we are talking about with 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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