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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Members who have contributed to this Report on the mediated version of the National Drought Management Authority Bill. They are Hon. Njuki, Hon. Wamalwa, Hon. Maanzo, Hon. Muluvi, Hon. Mbui, Hon. Tong’i, Hon. Raphael Letimalo, Hon. Abass Mohamed, Hon. Mbadi and Hon. Bowen. This is a very important Bill and once we pass it, drought management in Kenya will never be the same again. Climate change is a reality we live with. Extreme climatic conditions are being experienced all over the country. Areas that were very dry in the past are now much wetter while areas that used to be very wet, with rains every evening, are now getting drier. As a result, establishing such a State corporation to manage drought and extreme weather conditions is very important for our country. Drought management will be proactive and drought will never be a disaster in this country again. We will manage drought from its onset. We will also prepare for drought and have timely interventions. In drought management, time is of essence. If you intervene in time, you can save lives and livelihoods. You can also save this country billions of shillings. This Bill will ensure that drought is managed very well and we will be proactive as a country. For the first time, we will have a legal framework for drought management. We will also have a State corporation to ensure that there will be no duplication of roles. Above all, this Bill will ensure that we have a drought contingency fund for the State to use when need arises. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am very sure that the President will assent to this Bill. Through an executive order, the State corporation is already in place. What we need is a legal framework to ensure that the State corporation lives as long as necessary, and that it gets the necessary budgetary allocation from Parliament, having been set up by an Act of Parliament. With these few remarks, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank all the Members. I beg to move."
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