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    "id": 391901,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/391901/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "In order to address this problem, I think we need to empower the National Drought Management Authority. This is a very important Authority because it has all the information on the situation across the country. The Authority has information on where rains failed and where drought is being experienced. They have the capability to mount an immediate response to the situation in Balambala and the rest of the country. The Authority must be funded adequately. I will personally bring a Bill to this House to ensure that funds are set aside from the national kitty to give resources to the Authority so that it is able to respond to these situations. When I visited their offices in Garissa, I realized that they are doing exceptionally good work and I commend them for that. They have the data and they know where the gaps are. If the Authority is given adequate funding, it will do a lot. This is an agency which was set up to respond to such issues but their mandate right now is limited to supervision and intelligence gathering, in terms of drought issues. There is no reason for an agency like this one, with its big abilities and network across the country, not to be in a position to respond to the needs of the people. We must give them funds in order for them to be able to mount such operations. I say all this on behalf of my constituents, whose plight was aired on television across the country. The television broadcasts showed how bad the situation is for the people of Balambala. We urgently need national response to attend to the needs of those Kenyans, who are suffering at this point in time. With those many remarks, I beg to support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}