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    "id": 445033,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2535,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank hon. Ganya, my good friend, for bringing this Motion. I must say I admire him because all the Bills that he brings here are the ones that are going to make a difference to the people we represent. So, I thank him because I was with him when we were talking about the Bill on wildlife and it has started making a difference. I know that this Authority will greatly help our people. We are told that drought in this country affects 10 million people every year. In fact, it is now affecting them twice a year. So, this Authority is very important. When you look at the counties that are affected by the drought, it is almost half the country; 23 of our counties are affected by this drought and it has become a phenomenon. When you look at the function that this Authority is going to do, it is to coordinate and manage drought responses. When you look at this country, we respond to issues instead of mitigating them before they happen. The departments that we have given to deal with this drought have not done so to our satisfaction particularly on those counties that are dependent on livestock and crops. This Authority will go a long way in helping us to manage our drought. Implementation of drought policies, as a country we have so many policies but no authority or department that goes into details to deal with those policies. Drought emergency response particularly with the national Government has not been properly coordinated and I think if we give this Authority the funds that are required, it will go a long way in helping the two levels of Government. It is only in this country that we do not do what we are supposed to do when there are issues of drought and emergencies. I always wonder when we lack rain particularly in the areas like Narok or North Eastern and nobody goes there to help us and I think this Authority will go a long way in helping us. With those few remarks so that my colleagues can get time because I can see it is almost 12.30 p.m. thank you for the opportunity and I support the Motion."
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