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    "id": 704904,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek some clarifications. First, I want to echo the sentiments of Senator of Wajir County. I participated in the drafting of the Disaster Management Risk Bill. It has been sitting in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government for the last six months. Unfortunately, this country since Independence does not have a Disaster Management Policy which is an embarrassment. When will the national Government table the Bill and when will the policy which is the first in this country be activated? Secondly, the Senator from Kajiado mentioned this, I would like to know the reason why the national Government or Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government in setting aside Kshs145 million, they thought the category of livestock should take 50 per cent of that amount. Without diminishing the livestock farmers, I would think that they would consider having a better budget for buying of what now appears to be a disaster already at national Government in terms of bags. There are only 731,000 90-kilogramme bags of maize in our national strategic grain reserves. When will the national Government pass the additional proposed budget of Kshs5 billion on page 4 as proposed by the technical committee? Thirdly, what is the reason why the national Government did not use the contingency fund that is already in the budget as opposed to waiting for this Cabinet memo that is proposed here? Lastly, according to this report, in Makueni County alone, the budget for coordination is 784,700 and the budget for water is Kshs862,000. What is the basis upon which the national Government or NDMA thinks that they should put more funds in coordination and not water? Who decided this budget and in what areas? Since national Government and some of its officials have been known to use these funds or this relief food for their own aggrandisement, what areas that are covered under Table 2 that are supposed to benefit specifically from the kitty that is proposed by the national Government on page 5?"
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