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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Special Programmes. Rain is a blessing, but it can be a disaster sometimes. For the last two weeks, it has been raining in Moyale District and this has caused a lot of suffering to the residents of Moyale District. As I speak, over 1,200 people have been left homeless because of the rains. The Moyale-Nairobi Road, which links the northern region to the rest of Kenya, is totally impassable. We have not got any assistance in regard to this problem. A lot of livestock, namely, camels, goats and cattle have been swept away by the floods. Several dams; for example, one in Yabalo Village and another one in Helu Location, have burst their banks and have swept away several homesteads. The road leading to Dabel, Godoma and Sololo Town is totally impassable and the people are in a lot of problems. The other danger is in a village called Bori, where a river burst its banks and is about to sweep away the only available borehole in that village. I would like the Minister of State for Special Programmes to issue a Ministerial Statement to tell us what kind of emergency October 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3197 plan and support he has to help the people of Moyale out of this suffering. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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