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    "id": 1251255,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251255/?format=api",
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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": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir and Sen. Cheruiyot for the question. The original classification of the ASAL was done by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) among other stake holders. That is the classification that has been there. We also note the classification by CRA. During the drought we just had, we went out of the classification and looked at the practical data of the counties and the people affected by it. I confirm that we had nine non-ASAL counties whose about 45 wards were affected. There were pockets that were affected by the drought, but they were not in the classification by KALRO or CRA. We used contemporary data and occurrences that we saw. The data we have shows that we distributed food in all corners that were affected. Going forward, we will work with KALRO and CRA, whilst looking at the effects of climate change and the lessons we have learnt during the devastating drought, in order to get updated classifications. With that, we will be able to work on sustainable programmes for ending drought emergencies and for sustainability in the ASALs using contemporary classification."
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