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    "id": 719335,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also want to thank my brother, Hon. David Ochieng, for bringing this Motion to the House, which is in recognition of the serious suffering that our people are going through. This drought has affected food security. It is important that this matter is looked into. As Members, we have a responsibility to discuss this issue and get a solution. In Bungoma, we have never experienced this kind of drought for many years. We always have had our streams and rivers running throughout the year. Right now, all our rivers, streams, boreholes and even shallow wells that we use in our rural areas have dried up. This has caused much suffering. There was a place where someone was supplying water and I saw a long queue of people of almost 200 metres long. People were queuing almost the whole day for water. This is a serious issue that our Government must address. While we experience this situation, I ask myself: What happened to the early warning systems and our weathermen? Where is preparedness to face such situations in our country? What mechanisms has the Government put in place to deal with such challenges? I have heard my colleagues talk about global warming and climate change. There has been a serious campaign across the whole world led by the UN institutions including Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on mitigation against climate change and global warming. The effects of climate change and global warming are drought. Extreme hot and cold conditions are some of the effects. We have not had such experience in our country. I am talking about extreme weather where if it is hot, it is very hot and if it is cold, it is very cold. If it is dry, it is very dry. This has serious effects. This is what is happening in Europe and it looks like this global warming and climate change is going to be real even in Africa and particularly in Kenya. 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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