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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. He has clarified that they had already done the handshake even before it became visible to all Kenyans. I thank him for that effort. The issue of disaster management is important and core for any Government. No nation can escape disaster; every nation is vulnerable. Disaster does not plan to come, it just comes. So, disaster preparedness is important for any Government. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, disaster management has a strong constitutional backing. We fought for the 2010 Constitution of Kenya so that it can work for us. The Constitution has handsome and wonderful thoughts about the citizens of this country. Article 40 (1) of the Constitution clearly states that- “Subject to Article 65, every person has the right, either individually or in association with others to acquire an own property- (a) of any description; and, (b) in any part of Kenya.” It is the mandate of the Government to protect the property of its citizens; it is a constitutional requirement. Disaster in itself defeats the Constitution that we have fought for and cherish. So, there is need to manage disaster so that the Constitution can work for us in a wonderful way. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the impact of disaster can sometimes be terrible. Sometimes people lose their properties. A real example is what happened in Gikomba Market where people lost the merchandise that they had sought for, for many years. It is constitutional to safeguard people’s property. Disaster comes with immeasurable negative impact. For example, the Gikomba and Solai instances where people lost lives. This undermines what the Constitution stipulates. Article 26 (1) of the Constitution clearly states that- “Every person has a right to life”. When people lose their lives, it undermines what the Constitution stipulates. The Constitution desires that as we lead our people, we put in place mechanisms that will ensure that their lives are not jeopardized. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, disaster does not announce itself. However, its impact has a negative effect on the security of a people. For example, in the 1998 bomb blast situation where parents died, some children became vulnerable and insecure orphans. Article 43 (1) (e) of our Constitution states clearly that everyone has a right to social security. Therefore, even as we talk of disaster management, we have to know clearly that we are in line with the Constitution and doing what it demands. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes disasters are natural, for instance, an earthquake. No one knows when there will be an earthquake. All of a sudden, when an earthquake occurs, people fracture their legs or become disabled or lose their lives. There are also man-made disasters, for example, in the case of the Solai Dam incident, where The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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