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    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdul Haro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this Motion. Their valuable contributions will go a long way in enriching this Motion. This Motion is a prayer that this House resolves that the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry develops a policy on IT that deploys the use of satellites in the monitoring and forecasting of climatic conditions, to ensure timely and accurate data collection to enhance the country’s capacity to respond to weather-related risks and vulnerabilities including climate change. One uniform threat throughout the contributions is that reliance on traditional weather monitoring methods is outdated. That Kenya needs to move to the next stage as the other nations in the developed world have done. We need to use satellites to collect climate change data for more reliable, accurate and, efficient information that can be used to assist the communities living in vulnerable areas. These communities have suffered from the impact of rapidly changing climatic conditions Hon. John Kiarie said that this satellite-based monitoring technology can be married with new technologies like Artificial Intelligence to produce more reliable and efficient data. This was very useful, and it will go a long way in enriching this Motion. He also informed us that we are now in the fourth industrial revolution and these technologies will be helpful to us as a country. He also highlighted that this is an opportunity for Kenya to partner with other developed countries that have already successfully implemented satellite technologies to monitor weather and climate conditions, such as the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and India. For example, in the US, the technology is used to accurately predict weather events such as cyclones. This can happen in Kenya if we have a deliberate policy to ensure the use of satellite technology to collect climate data. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the good news is that recently, Kenya launched Taifa One Satellite. This makes Kenya the 12th country in Africa with that kind of facility. The launch of this satellite will greatly benefit our country as it will enable satellite-based monitoring. This means that our farmers and pastoralists will know when to expect rainfall and drought. We will also predict storms in our lakes and inform our aviation industry when planes can take off, and the maritime services when ships can dock. This information will be extremely helpful to the country. With those few remarks, I ask that pursuant to Standing Order 53(3), you defer the putting of the question. Thank you."
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