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    "id": 369432,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rotino",
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        "legal_name": "Philip Lotiolo Ruto Rotino",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this very important Motion. It has taken a long time for the Government to consider this matter because there are so many small agencies that deal with disasters. It is now high time that we consolidate all those agencies and put them into an authority so that it can have teeth to implement disaster management in this country. As my colleagues have said, in various constituencies, there are problems. In my own constituency, during the last rainy season, we lost more than 20 people because of rain-related disasters. The response from the Government was so slow that we could not save the people who were affected by the disaster. Hon. Speaker, Sir, it is high the Government consolidated the agencies into a disaster management authority and implement it as fast as possible. It has taken a long time for the Government to organize itself. Disasters happen every year and yet, we are not pro-active. We need to look at this matter seriously and decide what to do. We should set a budget for it. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank hon. Tiyah Galgalo for bringing this very important Motion. I urge the Government to move with speed and establish the Disaster Management Authority. I also urge the Committee on Implementation to take immediate action on this Motion and ensure that it is implemented. The Ministry concerned should take this matter very seriously. During the next rainy season, we should not sit down and wait for something to happen and then take action. It is good to prepare ourselves for the eventualities that might occur at the constituency level. With those few remarks, I beg to strongly support."
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