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    "id": 1414159,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bondo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Ochanda",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As I rise to support the Bill, there are three things we need to look at very keenly and they are disasters, emergencies and crises. We have to define or place them exactly where they belong so that we are prepared. This is because the debate we are having right now, is indicating a disaster as a crisis. Although, there are times we look at a disaster as an emergency especially, when the level of preparedness in the country is almost zero. An emergency or disaster does not follow bureaucracy. Some of the proposals we are talking about are creating bureaucratic arrangements. We are talking about a council and how to address issues of emergencies or disasters. In my view, as a nation we have to rethink of how we look at disasters. There are situations in which bureaucracy and levels of approvals needed to respond to a disaster are very unnecessary. I remember a situation that arose when some people were stuck in the lake because of hyacinth. We needed a chopper to airlift two or three people. Imagine, we were told to write to some disaster committee in Eldoret or somebody in-charge of the police for purposes of this emergency. How long does it take to write a letter to an office and have a council sit down to approve what is actually a disaster that requires a response? Generally, we have to think of this and look at the proper definition of these terms. Sometimes, we plan for emergencies yet, we do not plan for a crisis we are forewarned about like the flooding we are experiencing. We were forewarned about it so this cannot be a disaster anymore. Also, many times we are forewarned about drought and signals are sent. 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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