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    "id": 1408519,
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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Adjournment Motion, as I pass my condolences to Kenyans who have been affected in one way or the other by these floods but more importantly, to the people of Mai Mahiu, Nairobi, Mathare, Ruaraka and the ones in camps. I also want to appreciate the multi-sectorial team that has been put in place. I would like to speak about Nairobi. We are facing a man-made challenge with the floods. If we had not interfered with the drainages by throwing in garbage, probably, there would not have been floods, and we would have salvaged some properties and saved many people. The water levels are currently very high. I was watching Cable News Network (CNN) with Larry Madowo on the ground reporting but did not see anything on our people because they were all international journalists yet he is Kenyan. As a country, we should ensure that whoever represents us there, should be able to report such incidents rather than having a Kenyan on the ground yet reporting international news. I am still on the Nairobi issue because the rains will still continue. There are things that we must agree on with the agency because we need a solution. This is by ensuring that there will be resources to cater for the affected families. For example, we should give our people some money for them to leave the camps to enable them go and rent houses on higher grounds as the Government has said. I do not think we want to see camps in Nairobi because it does not help anyone but rather, bring a lot of emotions because some people will now even want to leave their homes to go and stay there. Therefore, we are discouraging it, and we are telling the Government that we only need resources. As a Member of Parliament, I have a list of the people whom I represent, and who have been affected by these floods. The chiefs and other responsible people have their lists too. Let us deal with our people and close those camps. All of us in this House must go back and assess the schools. I tend to believe that some schools do not have toilets anymore because they are already filled with water, and everything is out and thus, children will not be able to use them. Even as we talk of opening schools on May 6th, it might not be of help. Situations in some schools are dire because they are even leaking. I went to Kilimani and Kawangware primary schools, and all were filled with water. If you manage to go to the ground now that we are going on recess, you will realise that many schools will need renovations. We are, therefore, pleading with the Government to release the 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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