{"id":594300,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/594300/?format=json","text_counter":113,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Muluvi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1959,"legal_name":"Marcus Mutua Muluvi","slug":"marcus-mutua-muluvi"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to contribute from here. Before I make my contribution to the Senate Amendment Bill on the National Drought Management Authority Bill, I want to say the following: One, this Bill is extremely timely for obvious reasons; that there has been a deliberate design by previous regimes to neglect the drought-prone areas. I happen to come from Kitui County which has suffered drought for many years. I want to make my contribution on the amendment. I support Clause 8 because this is a shared function and it is clearly tabulated in Schedule 4 of our Constitution. I oppose Clause 4 for the following reasons: Let the Board in its wisdom establish offices in the drought-prone areas."}