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    "id": 1424946,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1424946/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The point of maintaining an integrated information system in line with the World Meteorological Organisation Information System is direct. In the last session, we had an opportunity to visit Brazil on a fact-finding mission where Brumadinho Dam had collapsed following our investigations with Solai Dam. We visited the headquarters in Brazil on disaster management. We were told that when a disaster strikes, they get the alert within 20 seconds. When Brumadinho collapsed just the way Solai Dam, Mai Mahiu and Kimende collapsed, they were able to mobilise, within five minutes, almost 20 choppers and create a sub-station for managing the disaster that happened then. The issue of meteorology is important as it will assist in predictability and ensure that the issue of weather is properly predicted, which is also very critical in the Aviation industry, especially when we are having erratic weather patterns. We saw sand storms in the Middle East and ice storms in America and sometimes the Chicago Airport could not allow the planes to fly when there are challenges of weather in North and South America. Luckily, here in Africa, we do not have rough weather as it is happening there. The weather information is important as there are Kenyans who will be traveling to other countries. If we have an integrated weather information sector, it will assist the aviation Sector. Timely meteorological information is crucial for search and rescue missions and accident investigations. Whenever accidents happen, meteorological information is important. Sometimes I see people going skiing at Mount Kenya and they get lost and at times it becomes challenging, but when we have this in place, it will help. It will even assist farmers, so that as they cope and do not struggle with the issue of planting; they can ensure that they plant within the right time. In my place, we do not need to use animals, but sometimes when we see the cows are on heat and it is mating season, we know that the weather has changed. However, I do not think this applies to humans."
}