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    "id": 1405134,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1405134/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. As I support it, I believe that the intent and spirit in asking for timely disbursement of funds from the Government is that the government being spoken about is the county government. I derive my assertion from the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, Part II, on the functions and powers of county Governments. Function No. 12 is fire fighting services and disaster management. That is a preserve of the county government. Part 11(a) on storm water management is also a preserve of the county government. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I speak today, I am sure most of you watched in the news yesterday that Nyandarua County is one of those counties that have been badly affected. Just yesterday, River Karoroha in Nyandarua broke its banks and the residence of Engineer and Gathara wards have suffered very serious and dire consequences of this particular disaster of the heavy rains. Yesterday, one farmer lost a herd of seven cattle which were swept away by the raging waters. We thank God that there were no fatalities, but economic destruction has happened. Nyandarua is an agricultural County and our farms and crops have been swept away. We are staring at a dangerous thing in the coming days. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have always held the position that since we have a working meteorological department that gives an almost accurate data of what shall"
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