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    "id": 701087,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nooru",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Mohamed Nooru",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.33(1) I seek leave of the House for the purpose of deliberating on hunger situation in the country which is facing majority of Kenyans due to prolonged drought in many parts of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that due to the failure of long rains between March and May this year, the arid and semi-arid lands and most of the agricultural zones have been affected by this situation more so, the Eastern part, North Eastern, South Eastern and parts of the Coast Region. This has affected the household food availability as well as the livestock productivity. Most of these arid lands which have been depending on livestock for their livelihood have really been affected. The situation has been worsened by the increase in price of food and the diminishing power of purchase due to the high inflation rate in this country today. Therefore, most people are malnourished; mostly the children and pregnant mothers. Most water tables have decreased leading to most of the boreholes being dry. There are two critical issues of humanity. They are water which is life and food which has become a dream for most of the families in those regions which have been affected. The counties which are more affected are:-Turkana; Baringo; Samburu; Wajir; Isiolo; Tana River; Kilifi; West Pokot; parts of Kajiado; Marsabit and part of Kwale, Coast. It is very unfortunate that every year when there is drought, we are caught pants down. This country has been facing these severe droughts year after year. However, it seems all the time we are not prepared. Every now and then we have been thinking how to mitigate this drought. The unfortunate thing is that this country has never been prepared for this situation despite experiencing these severe droughts after every one or two years. Under Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya, it is a right of every Kenyan to get adequate water for their livelihood. Unfortunately, the Government is unable to meet this obligation. There is no way we can keep on mitigating the effects of drought and when it is over, we forget about it. If this country is able to pump fuel from Mombasa to Kisumu, why can we not pump fresh water from Lake Victoria to Mandera and Wajir through Marsabit, Turkana, Samburu and Isiolo? We can solve these problems. It seems that we are not addressing this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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