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    "id": 1473916,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Member of Parliament for Baringo North Constituency requested for a statement regarding the recent landslide in Kapchebogel Village in Kasisit Sub-location, Baringo North Constituency, following unprecedented heavy rains. The Hon. Member particularly sought to be informed: 1. The status of deployment of multi-agency teams to address the deplorable state in the affected areas. 2. The steps the Government has taken to ensure that all affected families are facilitated with items such as food, clothing, medication and shelter. 3. Plans to reconstruct or repair damaged roads and other critical infrastructure. 4. Long-term solutions that have been put in place by the Government to resettle the people living in landslide-prone areas of Saimo Hills in Baringo North Constituency. The Statement on the status of deployment of multi-agency teams to address the deplorable state in the affected areas is as follows. On 6th August 2024, Baringo County experienced heavy rains leading to a devastating landslide that struck the villages of Kapkombe and Kapchebogel in Kasisit Sub-location of Kabartonjo Division in Baringo North Sub-county. The incident claimed five lives, whose bodies were later retrieved by a multi-agency response team. The landslide caused extensive destruction to homes, farmlands and critical infrastructure, including roads, that left parts of the region inaccessible. Several families were displaced, crops destroyed and access to basic services disrupted. That exacerbated the challenges already faced by the affected communities. In Kasisit Sub-location, the landslide swept away three homesteads lying on the very steep land on the edges of Saimo Forest. Deaths of four persons were recorded. In Kapkombe Sub-location, the landslide swept away one homestead causing the death of one person. The deceased are Zipporah Tungo Chebon, Gladys Chepkangor who was 38 years old, Evans Chimwoto Katamei, Hilary Kabutuei and Jonathan Chelimo Katamei. A prompt and coordinated response was initiated following the incident. The multi- agency team consisted of: 1. Red Cross Society, which was the lead agency on rescue and relief operation. 2. Baringo County Government’s department of disaster risk management that coordinated logistics and disaster management. 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."
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