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    "id": 1354849,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1354849/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Mungatana for trusting me to share in his zeal for an intervention to what is now becoming a national crisis. In fact, I thought he would be bold enough to say this should be declared a national crisis. If you cast your eyes on any news on television and listen to any news on our radio stations, the country is in disarray with these serious rains. If you look at the coastal region, which has been the bastion for tourism where people go and bask in the sun and walk anywhere they want, you will see that the coast has become flooded everywhere. In fact, the Senator for Kirinyaga County would think that it has become a place for growing rice. This is not the only problem in that area. If you go to a place like Migori County, where I come from, the people from Kabuto are experiencing serious floods. These floods have caused serious havoc to their livelihood. It is difficult to think about going to get food from the supermarkets and local markets. More than that, people cannot think about proper planning for planting seasons that we have at this time approaching December. Usually, people of Kabuto are very industrious and those of Nyatike Sub- county are strong and like planning and planting on time. This is really affecting them. Therefore, I would encourage the national Government to see this as a serious national crisis. I also believe that this crisis has not caught up with us unknowingly. We know very well that a few months ago, around April and March, we heard the Metrological Department cautioning the country that we need to have a serious disaster"
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