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    "id": 239798,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munyes",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 187,
        "legal_name": "John Kiyonga Munyes",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) In the current 2005/2006 Financial Year, the Government has so far spent a total of Kshs127,668,205 in providing relief food to needy people in Tana River District. The district is benefiting from the on-going Emergency Operation (EMOP) spearheaded by the World Food Programme (WFP) with the support of the Government. The EMOP had distributed 4,823 metric tonnes of assorted foodstuffs with an estimated value of Kshs128,058,728. The Government also provided the district with Kshs51,728,100 for the early warning activities as well as for implementing community-based preparedness activities in the 2005/2006 Financial Year. (b) The Government has put in place the following strategies to ensure that famine is put to an end. The Government has developed a National Disaster Management Policy which aims at putting in place proper institutional framework for addressing disasters, including drought which, the country faces from time to time. The Bill is awaiting discussion in Parliament. Another policy that has been developed and which shall address the long-term food security matters in the country is the National Policy for the Sustainable Development of the ASAL areas. The policy aims at improving co-ordination of development in ASAL areas through involvement and empowerment 2554 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 2, 2006 of the affected communities. The National Food and Nutrition Policy is also being developed with the purpose of increasing food production, encouraging the development of appropriate crop varieties, assisting farmers in marketing of their produce and promoting value addition to crop produce. The policy also seeks to promote income generating activities among the poor communities. In the short-term, the Government is carrying out an emergency operation EMOP in 25 districts, targeting about 3.5 million people including 500,000 children who are worst hit by the current drought. The operation is meant to provide relief food to the affected people. Other sectoral activities are also addressing long-term problems related to water, livestock, health, education and agriculture as the way of mitigating the same."
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