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    "id": 59988,
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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Noor",
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "Thank you Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this chance to join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President for his Address to this House and this Special Sitting. On the implementation of the new Constitution, the President has set the roadmap for us. He has challenged this House on the number of Bills that are required to be passed. I know, being a Member of this House that, we are equal to the task and the challenge that the President put before this House. I want to plead with my colleagues that it is high time that we take up the challenge, be committed, look forward and reflect on how we can help our country in implementing the new Constitution. I want to acknowledge the President for touching on issues concerning the prolonged drought. As a person who is affected by the prolonged drought, the President said that there is a shortage of water, food and pasture. It is true! It is true that some of the Ministries are running up and down trying to address issues of the drought. But I want to blame the Government for not having prepared itself to address issues concerning the drought. Drought is with us always. We have had the experience of cycles of drought and this time round, there was early warning. The Government was told that we will have prolonged drought. But what happened? They sat and waited until we were in a mess. They started, as usual, being proactive in addressing issues of drought. It is very unfortunate that most parts of Northern Kenya, as I am speaking now, are suffering. The situation is very bad. If I give you the example of the district that I come from--- If we are told tomorrow that thousands of people have died in Huluko, Sangailu, Ijara, Godhai and Rukha, it would not be a lie. That is because the situation is as bad as I have mentioned."
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