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    "id": 369871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "I agree that disasters have brought a lot of destruction in this country. Disasters are not just caused by floods. There are other issues like wind, especially within my area of representation. I support the Motion because this country has had a history of not taking serious matters into consideration. Consequently, it becomes an emergency whenever we attend to a situation that has already happened. As the Jubilee Government has indicated in its Manifesto, we need to be a digital people who are prepared for any eventuality. It is quite in order for us to have an institution that will assist us in disaster preparedness. As my sister, hon. Tiyah Galgalo has said, when disasters like floods happen, they cause a lot of destruction. Of course, compensation is one of the things we need to think about but, more importantly, as the Motion has stated, we need to think about how best we can be prepared to respond to disasters. If we can have the proposed disaster preparedness authority in place, we can address such issues as and when they arise, without having to look for emergency interventions from elsewhere. Of course, floods have destroyed most of our infrastructure, especially roads. If the Government had an institution similar to the proposed body, instead of going for the emergency interventions that we normally chase after, such a body would have been allocated money to enable it address such situations. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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