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    "id": 1461283,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1461283/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the recent landslide in Baringo North Constituency. Hon. Speaker, unprecedented heavy rains with thunderstorms hit Kapchebokel Village in Kasisit Sub-location on the night of 6th August 2024 leading to a massive landslide that swept two homes downhill for approximately five kilometres down to Sortchechin in Saimo/Soi Ward. Another family in Kapkombe area was also swept downhill towards Bartolimo, killing one person. The calamity has claimed four lives. One person is still missing and approximately 35 households have been displaced. Several farms and crops were washed away and the affected families are camping at a local church in Kasisit . Additionally, most roads in Baringo County have been rendered impassable, including Tirimionin–Kasisit Road, Kabartonjo–Barwessa Road, Biretwonin–Koroto Road, and Kipsaraman–Rondinin Road. Transport along Sacho-Tenges Road connecting Eldama Ravine, Baringo Central, Mogotio, and Baringo South sub-counties was also paralysed following the landslides in the area. Hon. Speaker, while commendable efforts are being made to rescue victims by the State Department for Internal Security and Administration in-charge of Disaster and Emergency Response Coordination, little action has been taken in facilitating the displaced people who are currently camping at Kasisit church. The access roads to the villages are also still impassable, thus frustrating the ongoing rescue activities by the multi-agency teams. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following matters: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}