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    "content": "In fact, it goes further to say that, that databank should provide a directory of role players with their names and contacts. So, this is a Bill that seeks to bring quick access to help when there is a disaster. You can imagine if you have to start looking for the experts and volunteers and you do not know where to get them. This Bill seeks to bring a directory that has all these and we can have people easily access these bodies when a disaster occurs. The Bill goes ahead to say that it will give contacts and locations of police stations, hospitals, clinics, emergency services and public buildings that are nearby to any location where disaster occurs. This will enable the evacuation of people to free and open space and turn some public buildings into hospitals and rescue centres. It even provides that this data should have the details of the nearest airports, airstrips, railway stations and other services for the purposes of an emergency in case of a disaster. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill has gone an extra mile to actualise the wishes of people and the fact that we need to be prepared, so that when a disaster happens, we move very quickly to assist and relieve the people who are affected. I support this Bill and it came at the right moment. It is sad that we have had the Solai Dam disaster. I see from this Bill that we are supposed to list what we learn from the mistakes or other disasters that have happened. I am just wondering whether we are learning as a country. What have we learnt from the Solai Dam disaster and the perennial floods, for instance, in Tana River? There is a lot of water that is just flowing away and we do not even harvest it. We just wait for the water to sweep the people after which we wait for another disaster which will be drought. We do not harvest that water and use it as a way of preventing disasters; we wait for the next disaster to happen. This could be the third or the forth disaster in Gikomba Market. What happened with the first, second and third Gikomba Market fire tragedies? Are we learning as a country? This Bill seeks to bring those experiences as a way to stop further disasters in this country and learn from those experiences. I strongly second this Bill which has come at the right time. I beg to second."
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