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    "id": 1414154,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga County, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adagala Beatrice",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also contribute on this Bill. At the outset, I support this Bill because it has come at the right time. We have several emergencies that take place in the country and especially in the counties. In my county, if there is a disaster, say, a school burns down or a gold mine collapses, people rush to the county Women Representative to look for money to settle them. In our Women Representative kitty, there is no money to go towards such disasters. There was a case in one of the wards whereby the rains caused havoc and many houses were blown away. People look at you as the County Women Representative to settle those kinds of calamities and yet we cannot afford to bear them. This can be put into consideration by the county and national Government. We could put our efforts together and have a kitty for this kind of disaster. Currently, there are floods all over and houses are being swept away. We are having it very rough as Members of Parliament, especially the Women Representatives. When houses are swept away, people are told the Women Representative can support. The county governments keep mum over the matter. It means we are not prepared as a country for this kind of disaster. This Bill may cure what is needed. I will support this with my all. We want to see something put in place, not like what we have been hearing of money being set aside for El Nino, then all you get are blame games. Measures should be put in place that once this fund has been set aside, it can be handled by a committee. If that is done, it will really assist in 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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