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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Ali",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Office of the President with regard to floods that have affected most parts of this country. I wish to know what the Government is doing to control the situation now that the country is faced with a lot of problems. We do not want to see Government officials move around in helicopters from one spot to another just to show the public that they are moving around. The truth of the matter is that Kenyans are dying and the infrastructure is in very bad shape. The media has highlighted the bad situation in Coast Province, Garissa District and other parts of northern Kenya where there is no television or newspapers. In fact, there are areas which have been marooned in water for the last one month and not a single vehicle has been able to reach there. In some areas, examination papers in the just concluded KCPE examinations have not been collected up to now and food has not been distributed for nearly a month now. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am, therefore, seeking a Ministerial Statement from 3842 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 22, 2006 the Office of the President on the serious situation of floods in some parts of this country and why the Government has not considered this a disaster, and yet so many Kenyans have lost their lives as a result of this. If we cannot afford to help Kenyans, then we should ask the international community to assist us. We also need to know why the President is not talking about this matter."
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