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    "id": 369399,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/369399/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Bishop) Mutua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mutemi Mutua",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support and congratulate the Mover of this particular Motion. We are worried about the disaster preparedness in this country. When I talk about disaster preparedness, I am talking about preparedness that can enable us turn the floods into our advantage. We can have a massive water harvesting system that can enable us do irrigation work. We are not only talking about an Authority that is just there, but a well resourced Authority. It should be resourced in terms of technology, visionary personnel and ability to respond on time. It should copy what we have seen the Red Cross do. I want to commend them. Every time there is a disaster anywhere, within a very short time, the Red Cross people are there. We are looking at that particular Authority as an authority that is going to change calamities into opportunities of advancement. At the moment, every calamity that happens in Kenya makes us beggars. We keep on appealing for relief food and assistance externally and yet, our disasters are well patterned. They are no longer surprises. Actually, we can plan for them because they happen repeatedly and we have statistics. Since we have a digital Government that embraces technology, then there is no excuse why we cannot have a Disaster Management Authority in place. That way, no more disasters are going to cause a lot of suffering to Kenyans."
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