Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 445043,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/445043/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 357,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Saney",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2988,
        "legal_name": "Ibrahim Abdi Saney",
        "slug": "ibrahim-abdi-saney"
    },
    "content": "The recurrence of drought used to be after every eight to four years initially, but today the timelines and the frequency with which drought recurs have been reduced to nearly two if not one year. That is an indication of how our environment is being mismanaged. It shows the extent to which anthropogenic activities are taking a toll on livelihoods and entirely the environment. After the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution which had promised so much of expanded Bill of Rights and other goodies for pastoralist communities who have over the years been marginalized---There was promise of Equalization Fund. Pastoralism is a livelihood not yet recognized in our Constitution. That is a very unfortunate aspect, yet it supports over six million of its citizens. It is the only practicable livelihood in over 80 per cent of the country’s land mass. What used to be the White Highlands are slowly moving to isles these days. Due to the impact of climate change, there is that transition from what used to be highlands to arid and semi arid-like conditions. With that kind of development, it is only fair to have an authority in place. We need one like the National Disaster Management Authority, which will take care of livelihoods, especially pastoralists who have always been ravaged by disasters. It is worth noting that drought is the single most obvious disaster in this country. Until it is managed by an institution and we have a legal framework to manage droughts, then disasters will be common and they will be wiping out livelihoods and assets of pastoralists. Just to go into the Bill, there is need to set up regulations and 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."
}