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    "id": 1499308,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kamukunji, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Hassan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to speak on a terrible disaster that took place in my neighbourhood. Today is a very dark day in Kamukunji. Last night, we had a devastating fire in Kitui Village, Pumwani Ward, Kamukunji Constituency. Seven people were killed and scores of people were seriously injured. As I speak, several people are missing, including children. Therefore, this death toll will go up. This is the deadliest fire incident we have ever had in Kamukunji. I call upon the county government and the national Government to take immediate steps to assist the victims of this particular fire and address some of the underlying problems. There is lack of access to the neighbourhood and lack of a fire station nearby which could have saved some of the lives. They should also support those affected and have been left homeless. My office will do whatever is necessary to help them. However, we need an urgent action on some of the fires that we have had in Nairobi City County. This is not the first one. We have had three or four fires within this week in many parts of Nairobi City County, but this is the one with the highest number of victims. Therefore, I call upon the authorities to look at this issue and see how we can mitigate it to ensure that our citizens do not just perish helplessly and mindlessly in these kinds of fire incidents. I send my deep condolences to the families that have lost people, friends and neighbours of the people of Kitui Village and Pumwani Ward. Thank you so much."
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