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    "id": 356589,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sane",
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        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Ahmed Sane",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker Sir. I am honoured today to stand before this House. Hon. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Leader of Majority Party in regard to the flooding in Tana Delta. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I wish also to bring to the attention of this House and Kenyans at large that the suffering in Tana Delta is becoming extreme. As I speak, over 50 per cent of the schools in Tana Delta have not opened and they are not accessible because they have been marooned by the flooding. Hon. Speaker, 80 per cent or above of the population in the Tana Delta is displaced or marooned. This is a serious issue which needs the attention of the Government. Kenya Red Cross Society has done a commendable job in addressing the situation, but the magnitude of the situation is beyond them. We do not feel the impact of the response of the Government on the situation. Guests are flying in helicopters. A delegation led by the PS, Special Programmes, has flown to Tana Delta twice, but we do not see the outcome of the assessment by this team. The people of Tana Delta are suffering and we are not ready to see tourists from the Government. I can say they are tourists because there is no point when a PS and his delegation flies to a place to see people marooned and then fly back to Nairobi and they do not respond. After the elections, with the Jubilee Government and the new Constitution in place, we thought the people of Tana River would move out of marginalization."
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