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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sigor, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Lochakapong",
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    "content": "We will have the County Disaster Committees at the county level to be headed by somebody who will be competitively recruited. That way, we will have a situation where the two levels of government coordinate and work together to address cases of disaster. The people who are in the counties are Kenyans. We do not have people of the national Government and people of the county governments. Whenever a disaster occurs, it affects Kenyans. This Bill is good because it is going to help in terms of reaction time between the time a disaster occurs and the time it is addressed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I know the various issues that have been put forward will be taken into consideration. The enactment of this Bill will lead to efficient and effective management of disasters across the country. Contributions made by Members here have suggested that it may be too bureaucratic between the time a disaster occurs and the time it is classified. However, the reaction time between when a disaster occurs and when it is addressed will be short time because we have also classified it into a county and national disaster. In one that affects more than one county, we have called it national, but when it affects one county, it remains a county disaster. In instances where it affects one county and the county is unable to manage it, we call it a national disaster. We have also said that the President can declare a state of disaster. The President comes in if the magnitude of a disaster gets to a certain level to declare a state of national disaster. With all the input by the Members and what we have proposed as a Committee for amendments, this Bill will go a long way in ensuring that whenever disasters strike or whenever we have instances or cases of disasters, there will be a coordinated way of responding to them and in a timely manner. With those few remarks, I sincerely thank the Members who have contributed. I beg to reply. Thank you."
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