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    "id": 475077,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank all the 20 Members who have contributed to this Bill and all of those who supported it. I commit myself to ensure that I take into account their rich contributions as I propose amendments during the Third Reading. The Executive is proposing to change the mandate of NDMA to a common disaster management. I think this will be retrogressive, it is there for Kenya and it also places at risk the recent progress we have made in drought management in Kenya. It will dilute the only national institution that we have focusing on unique challenges facing the ASAL counties which are about 14. It also suggests lack of understanding of what drought management requires and a failure to learn the lessons from Kenya’s three decades of drought management. The whole thrust of national and international practice in drought management is towards managing drought through sustainable development. The reason why drought is much greater, in impact now than ever, is because we do not understand the underlying factors that actually cause these challenges. These include among others, poverty, inequality, environmental pressure as well as climate challenge. We can only talk of environmental, social and developmental challenges if we fully understand drought management and do not associate it with disaster which is a one time thing and quick onset. We need strong institutions in Kenya with capacity in disaster management, I strongly endorse that, but I think combining disaster and drought management will really dilute the progress we have made in this country for the last 50 years in terms of drought management. I support disaster management policies and the need for us to have disaster management legislation but combining it with drought management will be a disaster for this nation. A good example is India, where they have both Drought Management Authority as well as Disaster Management Authority. One is quick onset of things like fire, floods which come and go, within a day but drought basically affects livelihoods of 10 million Kenyans in 14 counties. 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."
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