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"content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to catch your eye. We are debating a very important Motion today, because it is just recently when we had floods in this country. The things I witnessed in Malindi Constituency were heart wrenching. We have the Department of Special Programmes which manages some of these functions. I want to support the amendment because of the things that we experienced during the recent floods in this country. Most of these operations are managed through the Provincial Administration. I know they do a commendable job, but if we are to have a team that focuses on the issue of disaster preparedness, before we try to help victims not just in Isiolo, but all over the country, for instance in the Rift Valley, Nyanza and the Coast, that will be a very good start. I would like to see an authority that works with all the relevant Ministries like the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. They could tap some expertise from there for disaster preparedness, prevention and finally executing the issues that affect our populace. We should also manage the destruction that we see. As I speak, a lot of roads have been destroyed and the focus goes to the Member of Parliament, or the leaders, who try to raise funds or work with the Government to ensure that all the roads"
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