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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, during the Solai tragedy, I read that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in charge of the Ministry of Defence said that when they were called, they went to help. However, when we tried to get more information, it was limited to what we could be given; and they took pictures. It is important that we coordinate everything during disasters and information should be disseminated and given to this Authority. Therefore, the composition of the Board has to include all these experts, including people from the military, the agricultural sector and anybody who can come up with mitigation strategies that can help us. Madam Temporary Speaker, when our cows die, like they do very often, it is a disaster. It happened just last year when Narok and Kajiado counties were littered with carcasses of animals. That is a disaster! We need somebody who can help the community understand. This has to be someone who either comes from that community or who cares about the future of that community in terms of their basic economic support and who will encourage them to seek other alternatives. I, therefore, persuade the sponsors of this Bill to expand this body further so as to support the entire country. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is imperative that the Authority comes up with a disaster management plan which goes down to the grassroots. We know very well that we have several fault lines in the Rift Valley and mud slides in some parts of Central Kenya and parts of Rift Valley. Therefore, specific disaster management plans should be developed to help solve the problems in each of these areas. If you come and tell me that you have a major plan for the whole country yet when the cows of the Maasai are dying, there is no plan to help them and we approach it from a knee-jerk reaction, it will not help us. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we move forward and as I conclude, I am happy that this Bill has classified the different types of disasters. This will help them in coming up with better policy for mitigation purposes. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Bill with amendments."
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