{"id":594273,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/594273/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Odanga","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2286,"legal_name":"Geoffrey Makokha Odanga","slug":"geoffrey-makokha-odanga"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill with amendments from the Senate. My understanding is that drought is not the same as desert or aridity. That is the way I understand it. Drought can even occur in areas that always receive high rainfall. For that matter, despite the fact that the Authority is national, I will support the Senate amendment that it has offices across the country. If it has offices across the country, then co-ordination with the national office will make its operations very smooth. Secondly, I would also support the inclusion of a representative of the CoG. I support the Bill."}