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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Makali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in on this Bill. At the outset, I support it wholeheartedly. The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution grants the power to manage and control disasters to county governments. Equally, the Fifth Schedule gives the national government powers to control issues related to disasters. This Bill comes in at a very handy stage to provide a legal framework for the management of disasters, risks and emergencies. In the past, we have had floods. We have droughts, animals die and many risks in our respective constituencies and counties. Ultimately, however, we have not had a legal framework that provides for the coordination and management of risks and disasters as and when they occur. This Bill, whose object is to provide a legal framework for the coordination of disaster and risk management activities both at the county and national levels, is appropriate and is welcome at this stage. Of critical concern and importance in this Bill is the creation of an authority to coordinate all activities related to drought and disasters that happen in constituencies, counties and the country at large. The Authority will harness information and coordinate all activities so that we do not approach the issue of disasters in a non-coordinated manner like we have been doing in the past because there has been no legal framework. This Bill comes in to fill a lacuna that has been existing in our laws, the absence of a legal framework. We keep on saying information is power. Chapter 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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