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    "id": 1477509,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to comment on the statement by the Senator for Nakuru County. When the last extraordinary rains happened, there was chaos in many parts of the country; Tana River, Makueni, and now even the case in Nakuru. This water was amassed due to the construction of the railway. Eventually, having been blocked by something, it eased off and killed many people. Despite all that, the disaster management was chaotic. Up to now, the county government, which has an allocation of monies has not resettled these people and has not taken care of them and their interests. There has been a problem of coordinating disaster management between the counties and the national Government. I remember, there was a child who got lost in the Kibera slums, went into the river, and was never seen again. They came here, they went to the television stations and got a little help from the county government. However, up to now, that child has never been seen so that he can rest in peace in Western Kenya. The Government seems to have given up on that particular recovery mission. The same happened in Makueni County. Some seven ladies were washed away. Four of them were found, but three have never been found to date. Their families still wait for the national Government to do something because they have gone beyond Makueni County. The seven women were washed by the rivers. This is a serious matter. We need proper disaster preparedness. Although there is a law, which has come and there is already an administrative mechanism, there are budgets within the national budget where we have a lot of money allocated for emergencies and disasters. However, when it comes to the use of this money, it seems that it is never serving the people. We need to find out where the Government go wrong when it comes to disaster management, rescue, preparedness and prevention. There was no prevention even with the fire tragedy in Kieni, Nyeri County. There should be a way that all schools and public spaces should be safe in case of fire or struck by terrorists. We need to have a strategy. I want to support her and say that the people of Nakuru County; the people affected by the floods in Mai Mahiu should be attended to as quickly as possible, so that they can go back to their normal lives. We have a budget for it, we have monies allocated for it. It should not be applied to the people from both the national Government and county government."
}