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    "id": 251248,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/251248/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munyes",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiyonga Munyes",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give the following Ministerial Statement. The Ewaso Nyiro River burst its banks on 4th April, 2006, following the heavy rains that hit the catchment areas. An emergency team from the District Commissioner's Office, Isiolo, was dispatched to assess the situation. Following their recommendations, my Ministry, together with the Kenya Red Cross, dispatched the following quantities of food and non-food items to 6,000 victims:- Maize, 3,000 bags; beans, 1000 bags; rice, 1,200 bags; vegetable oil, 2,222 cartons; assorted foodstuffs, 84 metric tonnes; kitchen sets, 5,000 pieces; soaps, 200 pieces; tarpaulins, 500 pieces; blankets, 1,000; jerricans, 500 containers and 1,000 pieces of mosquito nets. The Government will institute the following preventive measures to prevent recurrence of floods:- (i) Construction of earth dams and pans to store water for livestock and domestic use. (ii) Improvement of the catchment area by planting of trees to increase water infiltration and increase ground water discharge. (iii) Encourage good farming methods to ensure that soil and water is conserved as well as keeping the appropriate livestock. (iv) Increase roof harvesting at settled areas. (v) The swamp at Pesi-Marula will be opened up. It is not retaining water due to encroachment. (vi) Finally, we will discourage land irrigation by distribution of water at various points for pastoralists. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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