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    "id": 1424240,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1424240/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that The Meteorology Bill (Senate Bill No.45 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. The Meteorology Bill was published in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.172 of 2023. The principal object of the Bill is to put in place a legislative framework to regulate the meteorological services in Kenya and to coordinate and monitor meteorological services. The Bill proposes to establish the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority, which shall be responsible for the provision, regulation, coordination, and management of meteorological services. This is important because we live in a data-driven society. Before Kenyans make any decision nowadays, they prefer to ask what science says about it. What is the legitimate information and the single source of truth? Nowadays, because of technology, there are many places through which Kenyans can get information and meteorological services. Some are accurate, and some inaccurate. Yet, some of the decisions that our citizens take based on the information they receive have far-reaching implications. On many occasions, it is important that when these considerations are being made, members of the public know they are getting the information from a credible institution. Forget about the noise you read on Twitter and social media, many Kenyans believe and trust Government institutions. We have credible organizations. You have seen here at the Speaker's Gallery every afternoon people visiting this country from Zambia, Malawi, and other African countries who come to benchmark on Kenyan institutions. This has been a stable democracy for over 60 years. Our institutions have traveled on a journey. Many African countries, and sometimes I have met Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and heads of parastatals who tell me that they were in the company of delegations from as far as Southeast Asia and some European countries, who were here to benchmark on how certain institutions work in our country. Do not be fooled by the noise you often read on social media about our country and the things that are not working. There are reliable and credible Government institutions that many Kenyans go to for information. The Government is an institution that needs to be guarded. This is why, on many occasions, when I read about public officials who have messed up a particular institution, I am firm on the issue. We cannot allow our institutions and their credibility to be watered down. Many institutions worldwide come to study and understand how we have done a particular issue. Therefore, this is one such institution we are founding. At this point, we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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