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    "id": 332721,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/332721/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mututho",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 97,
        "legal_name": "John Michael Njenga Mututho",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Bill and thank Dr. Otichilo who has never stopped to amuse me of his capture of science. He reduces it not only to politics, but to everyday life. Dr. Otichilo, this is good. What he is trying to say in this particular Bill is that we need an Authority which will be ready to respond to specific challenges to do with climate change. Let us take the two extremes; one is that of very reduced temperatures as witnessed in South Africa the other day. All of a sudden in Cape Town and Johannesburg, temperatures were below zero and there was snow up to 6 inches. What would happen if that happened in Limuru today because it can happen? Are we prepared? Do we have blankets or housing? How prepared are we? We need an organization or an Authority than can respond to that. We talk of too much rain or no rain. At least we know how to cope with too much rain or no rain at all, but when the excesses of climate change will land on us and we have some of the wetlands converted to desert and some of them become wetlands, then challenges start. For example, if we have a lot of rain now, other than the roads failing, we are also going to have very serious cases of malaria, pneumonia and so on. Therefore, we need a responsive Authority that will be able to budget and respond specifically to these needs. More interestingly is the issue of food. How secure are we when we rely on the climate and yet it oscillates as it does by changing at will? How sure are we that the"
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