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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this Bill and thank the Committee and the Leader of the Majority Party for bringing it. At the outset, I want to indicate that having a legislative framework on Disaster Risk Management is a good thing. I am glad that he has clarified because I clearly remember that we had this Bill in the last Parliament but it lapsed. Because most Members have spoken on the issue of disaster risk management, I want to speak on some thorny issues in the Bill. I had intervened on the issue of the definition of ‘disaster’ because I did not think I would have time to speak. The word ‘local’ is limiting because a disaster can happen beyond local boundaries. It limits the response given during disasters. Based on experience and the example provided by the Leader of the Majority Party, would you classify COVID-19 as a local or national issue? Another issue of concern to me is the definition of ‘disaster risk management.’ Even though I have already proposed amendments, I encourage the Committee to amend the Bill to include a permanent structure for disaster risk management at the county governments and national government levels. They should identify and map disaster-prone or vulnerable areas, situations or people as part of management. For instance, we already know the areas that are prone to flooding in this country. However, when it happens, we are always shocked. We should also issue an early warning of imminent disaster. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other institutions issue alerts all the time. I saw in the media today that the United States of America (USA) has already given an alert on a possible terrorist attack in Somalia. I am not sure whether it was in the Daily Nation . That is an example of disaster preparation. We should have such technology. We should also use it to relocate populations in case of imminent disasters. I visited Indonesia with the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I woke up at night. I was asleep. I thought I had overslept and forgotten to switch off my television. After a while, I discovered that it was an automated system coming through the television, warning us that there had just been an earthquake of a certain magnitude, and we should go out and do certain things at our focal point. By the time I was walking down—I think God gave me an amazing ability to sleep—I met people walking up. I had slept through the earthquake. When I reached 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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