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    "id": 885437,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/885437/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion of Adjournment and state that the mixed messages from the Government are not confidence building. It is a matter of fact and hearing from the Governor and the County Government of Turkana that people are dying of famine and hunger there. It is a pity to hear some Cabinet Secretary (CS) saying that it is not from hunger, but it is some strange disease, which is killing people. I thought that for a CS to say that it is a strange disease was totally out of place. The CS should be telling us which disease is killing them instead of making such kind of allegations. Madam Temporary Speaker, now that the County Government and the Governor has spoken directly on this point. They have said the problems of drought, famine and hunger are there in Turkana County. It is not just in Turkana, there are reports that it extends to nearly 12 counties, basically in the northern and Eastern parts of the country. Hunger related deaths in a country like Kenya is not permissible. It should not happen at this time and age. I hope measures will be taken to deal with this problem in a manner that would instill confidence, not only in the people of Kenya generally, but such measures should not make people from this area feel excluded because interventions are important and when people are experiencing such tragedies, the Government of the day must be seen to be in control. I heard that, probably, part of the measures that the Government anticipates is building dams. That could be long term or in the next 12 or 15 months. However, in the immediate term, we hope that the people of Turkana will see some interventions that will alleviate the dire conditions that exist in the county. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is terrible when you know that just next door to Turkana is the granary of Kenya; Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, and Busia. That The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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