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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Pukose",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to say that on the issue of having the CoG as membership to the Drought Management Authority, I agree with the Committee but, on the issue of the 47 counties not having a representation in terms of offices for drought management, I disagree. Drought is not synonymous with being semi-arid. Drought can affect any county within the country. This year in my county of Trans Nzoia, in my own constituency, one of the locations did not get rains and we have experienced crop failure and it is giving us challenges. As you are aware, even as predictions of El Nino were done, we find that some areas are still facing challenges. The issue of drought must be handled in all counties because how do we classify and say that it is only this county that experiences drought? What we are going to do is to look at those areas which are already classified as Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) to say that those are the ones that qualify to have drought management within their areas. We should also say that counties bordering those ASAL areas will not even be considered. So, I disagree with the Committee and drought management should be in all the 47 counties so that once we find there is drought then the Authority can get the necessary information, respond and prevent the various effects of drought. With that, I agree with the Senate."
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