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    "id": 594247,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendments that were proposed by the Senate and have been endorsed by the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. This Bill is long overdue. It was introduced in the 10th Parliament. Because of time problems, it was deferred. I want to thank my colleague, Hon. Chachu for bringing it back to the 11th Parliament. This Bill is very important given the issues of climate change. Drought is a major problem of climate change. Therefore, more than three-quarters of this country is ASAL. With climate change, some of those areas are even going to be drier. This Bill is very timely. I want to say that the amendments proposed by the Senate under Clause 1 are okay. But, in the long-run, I want to agree with my colleagues that with climate change, all the counties are going to suffer from drought. Eventually, we will have to amend this Bill once it is assented to. But, because it has been around for long, the Committee in its wisdom decided that they will not prolong discussion on this. It is important that it be considered once it becomes law. Drought is also among many other disasters. I believe once this Bill goes through and is assented, over time, it may come back to this House for amendment so that it incorporates other disasters. While drought is one disaster, we also have others like floods, mudslides and volcano activities. These will come later on. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to endorse the amendments by the Senate as approved by the Committee. Therefore, I support. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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