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    "id": 287770,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/287770/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Gabbow",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 258,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Hussein Gabbow",
        "slug": "mohammed-gabbow"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to give a Statement on the floods situation in the country. The Statement will address the issues raised by Mr. Ochieng on 6th December, 2011 and Mr. Ethuro on 9th May, 2012, respectively. Several parts of the country have been receiving heavy rains that have resulted in serious floods. The floods have caused displacement of about 22,000 people in various counties. They have also destroyed property worth millions of shillings, damaged infrastructure and killed 66 people. The most affected districts include Tana River, Nyakach, Athi River, Loyangalani, Homa Bay, Gucha, Kitui, Narok North, Kwale, Magarini, Nyeri, Nairobi, Kajiado, Turkana North and Baringo as of two days ago. The Government, with the support of other stakeholders such as the Kenya Red Cross, responded immediately by providing both food and non-food items. Victims were also moved to safer grounds. Further, the Government immediately commenced on the repair of damaged infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government is mitigating the floods through various programmes. For instance, my Ministry through the Western Kenya Flood Mitigation Project has come up with an elaborate integrated flood management approach in addressing the perennial flood problem in Budalang’i. The project has formulated a master plan that focuses on the upper, middle and lower catchment areas of Nzoia River. The immediate interventions include river training in the flood plains, construction of check dams and wells; construction of evacuation centers to act as a holding and logistics ground during floods, floods early warning systems which include daily flood bulleting and dissemination of information through local community radio stations."
}