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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Yatta, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Basil",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, one of the key reasons why I support this Bill is because disaster strikes without any particular warning. It is, therefore, important to cushion our people from loss of life and properties. We need to equip our people with the right skills and training. Having a fund to support training and capacity building is very essential and it is one of the reasons why I support this particular Bill. We also need to ensure that people recover better. This can only be facilitated when we have a fund that supports such initiatives. A proper response to disaster issues or the destruction caused by disasters is important. This particular fund will support response to disasters. That is why I add my voice to support the Bill. We need to understand that although disaster management is a shared responsibility between the county governments and the national Government, the issue of capacity of county governments to manage disaster, more so the Fund for disaster response, is questionable. That is why, as a House, when we make amendments to this Bill, we need to agree on where to place this Fund. It has to sit in an Authority or a government with the right capacity. There is no doubt that it is the national Government that will be able to manage the Fund and ensure that it is properly utilised."
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