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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, the authority also tries to adapt and provide for an inter-agency and multi-sectoral approach for purposes of prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery so that we have everybody on board. You remember at some point in Solai, we just saw the security personnel and Red Cross on the ground. Who is coordinating all these agencies? Who is doing what? In fact, we have very good volunteers in this country. However, how do we tap into those volunteers if there is no way to reach out to them? Even if you reached out, who calls the shots when they all come to a disaster site? This Bill seeks to bring that multi-sectorial and multi-agency approach. When we say go right, we go right. When we say go left, we go left. We cannot be going left and right at the same time when it comes to a disaster lest we cause more disasters. Most of the time you would find volunteers, wananchi, Red Cross, the army, and experts whose expertise you are not even sure of coming in. That coordination is required. This Bill has come out to bring that coordination. One very exciting provision in this Bill is about collecting and maintaining a databank. The databank gives proper and flowing information to an extent that at a click of a button, you will get the experts from there. You will click and get the volunteers from there. This is because this databank as it is provided, and I want to read that in Clause 14:- “The Authority shall develop and maintain an electronic database containing particulars of:- a) national, county organs involved in disaster risk management; b) non-governmental organisations involved in disaster risk management; c) disaster risk management experts; d) private sector organisations with specialised equipment, skills or knowledge relevant to disaster risk management.” This means that from this data you will get direct contacts of experts and know who has equipment and skills."
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