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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Caroli Omondi (",
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    "content": "Suba South, ODM): Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thought I would not be able to speak. I am a victim. The people of Suba South have lost five people. But let me begin by expressing my condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and pray to God to grant them eternal life and let the perpetual light shine upon them. Those who have been injured and are in hospital, we pray for their speedy recovery and quick return to their normal lives. Here in Nairobi, the Suba community from Suba South lost a gentleman called Peter Otiende who was swept by the floods in Lucky Summer. That is the son of Mzee Silas Otiende from Nyakiya Village. Back at home in Suba — and I was there yesterday — in a place called Got Kombuto, a mzee by the name Orufeyeye, the leader of the Kisii community there lost his wife, Alice Orube. In a place called Nyabomo a lady called Benta Anyango Otieno lost three of her children: Calvins Okang’a, Florence Okang’a and Moses Okang’a, while the husband Silvano Otieno Okang’a was badly injured. We were able to evacuate him to get treatment in Kisii. In total, 21 people are in hospital in Suba South and we have lost too many homes. We also lost crops and livestock. We lost a lot of infrastructure, power lines and roads, and too many schools have been cut off. In total, 244 people had their homes partially destroyed; 51 were completely destroyed in Got Kombuto and Nyabomo. In Sindo Town, 940 homes were destroyed, out of which 396 are completely destroyed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I think the Government should take immediate action and make special funds available. For us in Suba South, we have done a bit of work with Red Cross, World Vision, and the general administration. We need over 3,000 iron sheets for reconstruction, food, seeds, roadwork to remove the debris, and medical assistance. What we have done there is to try and integrate all the affected with the normal families and their neighbours, instead of having them in rescue centres. I thank those families that have agreed to accommodate the victims. This problem is not a natural disaster; what we have here is a man-made disaster, and you do not have to be educated to see it. If you move around Nairobi and visit the national park, which is the same as Kapiti Plains, Athi River or Kitengela Plains, there is rain there, but there are no floods because nothing is built there. Across or outside, we have built on the water pathways and that is why we are having a problem. If you move around Nairobi, people have built along the riparian lands of rivers where they were not supposed to build. 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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