{"id":286350,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/286350/?format=json","text_counter":250,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Chachu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":18,"legal_name":"Francis Chachu Ganya","slug":"francis-ganya"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a strategy towards disaster reduction, we published a Bill called Drought Management Authority (DMA). Also, our President gave an executive order this year that established the same Authority. This is a State corporation mandated to manage drought in our Republic. Funding is key for this Authority to be successful in its mandate. Could the Government commit enough resources? I am talking about concrete budgetary provisions for the DMA to effectively manage and initiate the required drought management responses as well as mitigate whenever and wherever drought occurs in our Republic. I am asking for a commitment and serious budgetary provisions for the DMA."}