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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority, I am privileged to make the following response: I am responding to the Bill on meteorology, which is here for the reasons that were moved by the Leader of the Majority. I take this opportunity to thank all Members who have presented their presentations on the Floor this afternoon. I have heard the sentiments from both sides, including the sentiments from the Senator for Makueni, the distinguished Sen. Maanzo in his rejections. I confirm to the House that everything will be done to address the concerns by the Senator for Makueni to see if we can carry the Bill along with the concerns he has raised. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, like all speakers who have spoken, this is a very important Bill, especially coming now when we are just in the midst of a crisis that arose from excessive rainfall. We support this Bill and urge Members of the public that we should sometimes not challenge nature. In the absence of heavy rain, people deliberately go and settle in the path of seasonal rivers. When it rains, rivers come through their natural course. When it finds people there, they call it flooding. That is not flooding. The river is simply following its usual path. Why did you go there in the first place? Therefore, I appeal to Kenyans to avoid such a careless settlement and consider settling elsewhere. We have genuine cases such as in Tana River. What you see floods doing to the people of Tana River is not like what you see elsewhere; people deliberately settle on the path of a river. In the case of Tana River, the river actually breaks its banks and that makes sense. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having said that, I beg to reply. I request that putting of the question on this Bill be deferred to a later date. I thank you."
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