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    "content": "Given the above, the Government sees no need to introduce any further mechanism for investigations or assessments at this stage but of course will keep this under review. 3. The Government has a clear plan in place to address the conditions which cause and perpetuate drought vulnerability. The common programme framework for ending drought emergencies which is a joint initiative of the national and county governments and their development partners was launched in November, 2015. It is critical that the measures in this framework are integrated into the forthcoming national and county plans under the Kenya Vision 2030 Medium Term Plan through and adequately financed. Unless this is done, Kenya will continue to find herself dealing with repeated circles of crisis. The Ministry of Devolution and Planning through the NDMA will be working closely with all sectors and counties to ensure that this integration takes place and welcomes the support of Parliament to that end. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it appears that the recently publicised case of a child’s death in Samburu County may illustrate these underlying problems. Sources in the county government confirm that the child in question had moved with the family to Marsabit sometimes ago. The family recently returned to Samburu having trekked long distances across the areas with poor infrastructure and arrived in a malnourished and dehydrated state. They live far from the nearest hospital and by the time they were admitted, it was sadly too late to save the child. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Statement is accompanied by two detailed annexures showing the required intervention, ongoing intervention, the locations, archived and the plan with its cost, the implementation and the intervention gaps. It has shown this in various districts. It is a detailed annexure and answers most of the other questions that might be raised by the Senators in the House. This is available, and I am sure we can all interrogate it and make further comments. Thank you."
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