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    "id": 1251248,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Miano",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in regard to the response to the Question by Sen. Cheptumo about the last mile. We use the county steering groups to target the affected and vulnerable populations following the reports by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). These groups are co-chaired by county commissioners, governors, and members from the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, the county government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and the Ministry of Health. This Committee has multi-sectoral participants who target that group. In terms of distribution, when we allocate relief food, we write to the county commissioner and copy all elected and administration leaders. This is to ensure higher accountability so that we have enough people participating and getting the documentation and also witnessing this distribution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we would like to perfect this further, and being the accounting Ministry, we had made a proposal to have officers based on the ground. That is a work in progress and the Public Service Commission (PSC) is still considering our request. I assure you that the message we have is of high accountability and to ensure that the relief food gets to the right people and to the last person who is vulnerable and is deserving of this relief food. We will continue to follow up and take the responsibility with the seriousness it deserves. I submit, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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