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    "id": 369935,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Shebesh",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "It sounds like a joke, but that is what was contained in a report that was laid in this House in the last Parliament when we were discussing the issue of floods in Budalangi. So, it is not just about the Government preparing with regard to economical and structural issues. This is also a social problem. That social problem must be dealt with. I am not very sure why the Government has placed disaster preparedness in this new structure of Government. The last Government’s problem was that we had disaster preparedness spread over four Ministries. There was the Ministry of Water, Ministry of Special Programmes, Ministry of Internal Security and the Ministry in charge of development of northern Kenya. There was tug of war whenever a disaster happened and people did not know which Ministry to go to for help. So, I am hoping that this Authority will first of all clear that mess. More importantly, I would like to ask the Government to put the disaster preparedness and management functions under either the Office of the President or the Office of the Deputy President. This is because once taken to other Ministries there will always be a fight for resources when disaster happens. So, it is better to focus it where there is no real competition. I want to thank hon. Tiya Galgalo for bringing this Motion. It is high time we realized that disasters are here to stay now that we have climate changes. I beg to support."
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