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    "id": 144073,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/144073/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chachu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I support the Motion for adjournment. As I support the Motion, I would like to say that it is very important for our Government to realise that 10 million Kenyans are suffering. The drought in northern Kenya is really devastating. Our people are losing their livelihood. If something is not done, livestock will start dying in large numbers. We are talking about billions of shillings, in terms of resources, that will go to waste. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important for us to realise that drought is not an emergency. Drought recurs after every five or six years. It has always been with us. It is just a reflection of poor planning on the part of our Government. It is a reflection of poor preparedness as far as our planning goes. It is time we seriously considered putting institutions and mechanisms in place to manage drought. It can be managed. The people of northern Kenya are tired of being fed on relief food. It is not their wish. If they are given an opportunity to develop like any other part of this nation, there are enough resources in that region. The region has enough livestock. Maybe, the region has more livestock than the livestock in Botswana and other South African countries that are making so much revenue from the sale of livestock."
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