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    "id": 1251283,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251283/?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": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that during the drought, I managed to go to the most interior part of Turkana County four times to distribute relief food. We have transport arrangements. We get an escort from Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and other authorities. Lately, we are using Government vehicles. I would like to clarify the Kshs200,000. This is for fuel for the sub-county level and not for the transport in totality per county or area. This is to ensure the food reaches where it is supposed to be. You mentioned that probably food is sold to get funds for transport. I have not experienced this in the five months that I have handled this assignment. Perhaps there is need to segregate historical issues if they were there. However, for the last five months, I have seen smooth transportation of food. We use all the means that we can to ensure that food reaches to the innermost parts of the country and counties that are affected. We work very closely with the Ministry of Interior and the National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs). Nonetheless, like I said before, it is work in progress. We are always improving and making it better. That is the mindset that we are having as a State department. Nevertheless, if there is infrastructure development in these counties in the long-run, the challenges we are having of transport and other challenges will be minimized and eradicated eventually. It is a good future to anticipate. I thank you."
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