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    "id": 369417,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/369417/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 499,
        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "When you scan this country, you realize that disaster issues have not been consolidated. When you go to the CDF, you find that an aspect of disaster funds is provided for. When you go to the national Government, you also find some bit of disaster management. This is also under the Red Cross, which is an international body. I support the Motion that we need to create a central point where all those people can rally and co- ordinate issues of disaster management. As my colleagues have stated, disasters can be very costly. They can destroy livelihoods especially for people in the rural areas and, more so, in the ASAL areas where there are always floods and drought. Since those issues are predictable, if we had a body to co-ordinate them, it would be its function to ensure that it gives early warning signs to the people and even categorize areas where people should not live. For instance, in Baringo, we normally have landslides. I am sure that if we had a body that looks into those issues, it would warn the people not to settle in areas which are prone to floods. Because of increased population, arable land is becoming less and many people are going up the hills, cutting trees and settling there. This is a recipe for disaster. It would be the business of that authority to inform the Government to bar people from living in those areas. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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