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    "id": 369918,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/369918/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
        "slug": "christine-oduor-ombaka"
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion, which is very timely and important for our entire country. It is not just floods that we experience year in, year out, but we experience many other disasters that equally require national attention. There are a lot of fire outbreaks, diseases, drought, violence and even collapse of buildings. Many times when this happens, the face of the Government is very limited. You do not see much of what the Government is doing and you tend to see the Red Cross and several NGOs. It is, therefore, very important that the Government comes out strong and supports those NGOs as well as establishing that authority. Those who are normally victims of disasters have to seek medical attention, which comes very late. There is a lot of hunger and food comes too late. There are those who are burnt in fire outbreaks and, again, attention is too late. That is, maybe, because we are not prepared. We are never prepared and disasters are very expensive. That is why this country needs to establish an authority like this, so that in every county, the authority looks after cases of disasters and emergencies. Maybe, it escaped us to provide for this in the Budget, but it is not too late. I am sure we can make some amendments in the various budgets. It is very critical that when a disaster strikes, we act very fast. Otherwise, we lose lives when we can save them. I want to support this Motion because in Nyanza, we have disasters just like anywhere else. We have floods as well. We have diseases that break out and people panic and move around this and that way. This is a very timely Motion and we need to support it. We need to prepare for disasters by training those who can operate in that area. I am sure we can"
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