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    "id": 1425983,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1425983/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. This Statement is very important and very timely. It is talking about matters of heavy rains and flooding within the Great Lakes region. The issue of flooding has not just affected Kenya, but quite a number of countries have been affected. In fact, last year, we had a very serious problem in Malawi and Mozambique. I think this is a wake-up call that Africa needs to take matters of climate change very seriously because this flooding is one of the consequences of the climate change. So, African countries, Kenya included, need to take the issue of climate change, afforestation, and human interference in critical water catchment areas very seriously. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this statement by the Chairperson of Finance and Budget is very timely. I wish that the countries that are members of this forum would have a collective response towards matters of climate change and of flooding in our region. Most importantly, the issue of dealing with the humanitarian situation that arises as a result of this flooding. I saw on television that some countries that have been affected have been unable to deal with the humanitarian situation that has arisen out of this crisis."
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