Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 530695,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/530695/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 135,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
    },
    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the National Drought Management Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2013) be read a second time The issue of drought has become a major national concern. It is not farfetched to suggest that the ecological crisis that this country is facing is a threat to national security unless it is mitigated. It is because of the recognition of the serious challenge posed by drought that on 22nd July, 2009, the National Assembly passed a Motion to establish the National Drought Management Authority for three purposes. The first was to deal with the issue of national preparedness on the issue of drought, to advise and deal with the issue of mitigating the adverse effects of drought on the economy of our country and thirdly, to put in place appropriate drought response mechanisms for the country. Following that Motion of 22nd July, 2009 by the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya, the President of Kenya, through Legal Notice No.171, namely the National Drought Management Order of 2011, established a body known as the Drought Management Authority. The purpose of this Bill, therefore, is very simple. It is to give statutory status to this Authority which already exists but by virtue of a Legal Notice which is subsidiary legislation. Therefore, this Bill entrenches or makes this Authority have legal powers and, therefore, it is a very straightforward Bill. I will not spend a lot of time on it. I will highlight a few things. Before I highlight a few things, allow me just to emphasize that drought which is caused by deficiency in either precipitation or inadequacy inland water resource supplies or climate change has had serious environmental, economic and social impacts. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that every part of our country today is witnessing very severe and drastic environmental changes. Scientists call this “climate change” which means a permanent and irreversible change in the long-term climatic conditions that has adverse effects on the flora and fauna, including human life in our country. We are witnessing our country turn into an oven; very severe temperatures, some unmatched since Kenya came into existence. We are witnessing the disappearance The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}