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    "id": 1399859,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1399859/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important Bill on national disaster risk management. Under the Constitution, disaster management is a function of county governments. However, the Fourth Schedule suggests that it is a shared function. It is prudent that we set up a proper legal and institutional framework to manage disasters in this country. The national Government allocates money to county governments whenever there is disaster in this country. However, this money has never been utilised to meet its intended purpose. The formation of the Intergovernmental Council to oversee the funds channeled to the county governments is for me a fundamental way of solving disaster issues in this country. Disaster cannot be said to belong to either national or county governments. When a disaster strikes, the people affected do not belong to national or county governments. These are residents of our country Kenya. They are the occupants of Kenya. Therefore, the national and county governments must sit and resolve the challenges faced by our people without selecting people along the national Government and/or a county government. As we speak, disasters in this country is purely the purpose of a county government. When it comes to reviewing our Constitution, which must ultimately come in the near future, my opinion is that this function should and must be fully transferred to the national Government. Under Article 91 of the Constitution, county governments are charged with making laws in certain devolved functions. However, there is a problem with cross-border legislations. Since this matter is devolved, you will find that the 47 county governments have made various legislations that sometimes are conflicting. We must have a cross-border legislation. The only way to have cross-county legislation is by establishing a national legal framework, which we are doing today. That is so that we provide a uniformed legislation that guides the 47 county governments. 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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