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    "id": 1525124,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1525124/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": "Crops get wiped away. Crops like tea and vegetables are destroyed. Sometimes, even gravelled roads get wiped away completely, making them unmotorable. Despite the budgetary allocations for emergency and humanitarian responses, there has not been any significant permanent intervention for preventing and mitigating the impact of these cyclical and recurrent disasters. These have affected the economic growth of my constituency, the Gusii Region, and the Lake Victoria rain belt, making the cost of living extremely high and occasionally subjecting some homes to starvation. It is against this background that I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Regional Development on the following: 1. Measures that the government has put in place to ensure timely and effective information on hazardous weather so that the residents of West Mugirango and other affected areas within the hilly Lake Victoria rain belt become warned in good time. 2. A detailed report on the interventions being implemented by the government to ensure timely emergency response, including prepositioning of relief supplies to affected families and homes. 3. The long-term mitigation strategies the government intends to adopt to address these recurrent disasters, including climate adaptation measures that the residents and citizens need to be educated on. 4. Measures to educate and equip residents with knowledge on disaster management to improve their resilience and mitigate the effects of recurrent harsh weather conditions. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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