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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "(c) having in place a policy at the national and county level on disaster response; (d) having in place a structure at the county and national government level that enables quick response in cases of disaster; (e) having in place a monitoring system at the national and county level on disaster risk; (f) having in place an early-warning system at the national and county level on disaster risk; (g) having in place a continuous public education and awareness of the public on disaster risk response including emergency numbers and centres; (h) having in place facilities and equipment for effective and quick response to disasters including fire tracks, land, water and air ambulatory services; and (i) establishing centers for emergency convergence during disasters. It was either the Leader of the Majority Party or the Chair who when contributing to this Bill raised a concern about the use of the word “localised.” When you talk about localised disaster, it limits response because not all the times is a disaster localised. So, I am proposing we remove the word “disaster” appearing before the word natural. In (b), I am just substantively adding other segments that are not provided. For instance, one is identifying and mapping disaster prone or vulnerable areas, situations or people and also issuing early warning of imminent disaster, relocating populations in case of imminent disaster; and protecting the most vulnerable populations in disasters, including women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly; and using technology to better manage disaster. For example – like I told you – when I was in Indonesia, we had an earthquake and I had no idea that we had an earthquake. However, there was an automated system that informed me there was an earthquake. So, if we can also use automated systems and technology more, it will help. In (c), one of the things that I want to mention – there are many and I want to ask Members to look at them in the Order Paper page 631 at the bottom… One of the things that the Member for Budalang’i raised is the issue of having in place facilities and equipment for effective and quick response to disaster, including fire trucks and land, water and air ambulatory services. During the disaster, I was informed that one of my islands, Remba Island, was going under. How would you rescue people in Remba Island if there are no ambulatory or air services and how fast can they be rescued? So, those are the issues that I am raising, other than establishing centres for emergency convergence and having a structure at the county and national government levels for quick response. Those are my proposed amendments. There is also the issue of continuous public education and awareness of disaster risk response, including emergency numbers and centres. Some of the videos that were commonly shared were of people on motorcycles who lost their lives trying to pass through flooded areas. That requires public education. I wish we had posthumous fines for people who kill themselves in such situations. Public education can deal with such issues. Those are my proposed amendments."
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