{"id":239658,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/239658/?format=json","text_counter":193,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL FAMINE AND DROUGHT MANAGEMENT BILL THAT, in view of the fact that Kenya has continued to persistently experience famine and drought; considering that hunger has been experienced every year without any permanent solution by the Government; cognizant of the fact that famine has been declared a national disaster and that there is no law or special body to take care of famine issues in Kenya; this House grants leave for the introduction of a Bill entitled \"The National Famine and Drought Management Bill 2006\" to establish a legal framework to address famine related issues."}