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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Bill. First, I want to congratulate my brother, Francis Chachu Ganya for being persistent and consistent to ensure that this Bill is re-tabled because I am aware he started the process in the 10th Parliament but because of shortage of time the Bill could not go on. So, I want to congratulate him that he has been able to re-table this Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of drought is an issue that now requires a national consideration. Droughts have become a normal phenomenon in our country and they are really affecting our population, particularly our social economic development. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, droughts are a result of climatic change and climate change is the biggest and worst ever disaster that has taken place or is taking place on our planet today and it is here with us. Climate change is here with us and, therefore, we must prepare and adapt to it. Therefore, this Bill seeks to ensure that our people who stay in arid and semi-arid lands have a mechanism whereby when droughts strike, they can be safe. Long time ago drought used to strike after every five or ten years. These days droughts virtually occur every year and our Government is spending a lot of money on food aid. Our people in the ASAL areas are virtually on food aid. Therefore, it is noble that we set up an Authority which can come up with long-term programmes to address the issue of drought because drought is with us. It is not going to go away. Due to its importance, retired President Mwai Kibaki had to have the Drought Management Authority established through a presidential order. This Bill seeks to give this body a legal mandate, so that it can operate as an Authority."
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