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    "id": 1424648,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding landslides in Kigumo Constituency in Murang’a County. The environmental disasters experienced across the country are not just natural occurrences, but consequences of pollution, climate change and environmental degradation, which has disrupted the planet’s balance leading to extreme weather patterns. I commend the Government for gazetting Friday 10th May 2024 as a national tree planting day. This initiative aligns with the environmental conservation efforts geared at addressing climate change and underscores the importance of sustainable forestry practices that may play a big role in arresting cases of landslides. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the recent landslides in Mairi and Marura in Kangari Ward and Gituamba in Kinyona Ward both in Kigumo Constituency, Murang’a County, have resulted in displacement of a substantial number of residents, some of whom have sought temporary refuge at Mairi Primary School. The affected people have lost their livelihoods, homes and other properties due to the landslides and are facing a difficult future. If help is not extended to them urgently, it will be difficult. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Assess and report on the devastation caused by the ongoing floods arising from the intense rains currently experienced in the country providing details of the number of people affected and estimates of the losses incurred; (2) Explain the nature of assistance given to persons affected by recent floods and landslides, noting that the affected people are in dire need of temporary shelter, food and medical care. Further, state plans, if any, to support the resettlement of persons whose homes were destroyed by floods and landslides; and, (3) Conduct a thorough assessment of the affected areas to mitigate the risk of future landslides and outline measures in place, if any, to find a lasting solution to the perennial incidences of landslides in parts of the country, including the improvement of drainage systems and slope stabilisation measures."
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