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    "id": 1489532,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1489532/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Horr, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adhe Guyo",
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    "content": "The northern region of Kenya is largely ASALs and, as a result, it is highly susceptible to the vagaries of climate change and climate-induced disasters. During the recent drought, several lives were lost due to unmitigated droughts and persistent famine in the region. Furthermore, the ASAL regions lost an estimated 2.6 million livestock, which the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) estimated to be worth Ksh226 billion. It is worth noting that North Horr Constituency, spanning 39,000 square kilometres, which is one-and-a-half times the size of Rwanda, is the largest constituency in Kenya, and epitomises the challenges that are faced by the northern region. That area is highly susceptible to climate change and climate-induced disasters, and has recently witnessed devastating losses. Communities lost over 90 per cent of their livestock, malnutrition rates rose to three times the global average, and thousands of children dropped out of school. Even with the recent above- normal rains, the population in North Horr Constituency still faces a life-threatening food crisis with minimal and intermittent Government support through relief food. Despite the availability of vast land as the main factor of production, and the ability to predict those weather patterns with the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT)-based technology, the Government interventions have largely been reactive and short-term, thus perpetuating a cycle of dependency. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Northern Kenya Development Plan is a sustainable plan to cushion communities in the region from the adverse effects of climate change and climate- induced disasters. Unfortunately, that plan is yet to be implemented to transition pastoralists 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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