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    "id": 930534,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ijara, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sophia Noor",
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important amendment to the National Drought Management Authority Bill. I come from a constituency and a region that has been affected badly by weather changes in the country. As you know, we are experiencing – as a country and globally– changes in the weather. There is global warming. There are times when we are affected by the drought and floods. This has been going on in and out for many years where we are affected by different phenomena. There have always been disasters. Because of that, there was need to have an authority that coordinates all disasters in this country. The NDMA has been loosely coordinating this but because of challenges that are being faced through the Public Finance Management Act, there was need for this amendment so that we could coordinate and agree that we have a legal framework that can give powers to the NDMA. The NDMA has been previously and currently doing a good job particularly in terms of collecting data and giving information on early warning systems. I must agree with my colleagues who spoke before me NDMA is on top of things in this country and in the whole region. It is on top in terms of early warning system, data collection, giving preparedness to the country, to the people, to the Government and to everybody. There have a lot of problems in terms of the effect and impact of drought. There have been resource- based conflicts all over. Pastoralists have had a lot of problems in looking for pasture and water all over the country. I arrived today from my constituency. My people have migrated. They have crossed the border. Some have moved to Somalia. Some have moved to Lamu, to my sister’s place; she is my witness. Some have moved to Tana River. When pastoralists move around, there The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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