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    "id": 212028,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/212028/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 193,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have three clarifications that I would like the Minister to address. One, has the Government assessed the damage caused by the tremors? For instance, it has been reported that in Kajiado Central three schools have been damaged. Is the Ministry going to meet the cost of the repairs of those schools? This should be part of emergency response by the Ministry. Two, what is the policy of the Government regarding disasters and emergencies in this country? Do we have a policy on disaster and emergency response in this country? Do we have the capacity to handle disasters and emergencies? My friend has alluded to the issue of the bomb blast of 1998. What is our capacity to handle such situations? Can the Government tell Kenyans the capacity it has to address disasters of such big magnitudes? Three, can the Minister confirm the rumour that has been doing the rounds that the Disaster and Emergency Department has been removed from his docket to the Ministry of State for 20 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 25, 2007 Administration and National Security? This is a very important clarification, because, if that department is concerned with disasters and emergencies, and the Ministry of State for Special Programmes has disaster and emergency as part of its responsibility, I do not see why this department should be removed from this Ministry. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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