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    "id": 932753,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/932753/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
        "slug": "agnes-zani"
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    "content": "the weather and weather patterns that are expected, but we always have the same problem. We experience floods when there is a lot of rain. However, we do not have a way of tapping rain water that could be needed another time. After that, we have a series of droughts that end up leaving people dead. People die either because there is too much water or lack of water. We talked about this and the need for having laws being implemented. Every country should plan well for disaster management. It is raining in Kenya and the neighbouring country, but they have not been affected like us. Our neighbours built dykes and were prepared for the rains. It is not about the weather but how one plans for the weather. We know the weather patterns in sub-Saharan Africa and it is possible to pre-empt and plan. Our meteorological departments should send the warning signs early so that people are moved to safer grounds. I wept when I saw parents identifying bodies of their children and people identifying bodies of family members who lost their lives as a result of the floods. It is torturous for a whole family to be wiped out within a minute. We do not even have plans for those who have been left. They do not know where they will get housing, water and food. It is disaster after disaster and this creates a big problem yet this is something that can be projected and planned for. The national Government should put up an emergency kitty to deal with such cases. We have organisations that have been assisting the victims. I am happy that aid is now being given directly to the victims, which is a good direction to take. We have had cases where people take advantage of such disasters and use the money that is meant to help such people for their own benefit. I find that approach good and that is the way to go even as we plan and think of how to move forward with devolution. We can borrow that and later have the leaders oversight the use of the funds to see if they are used appropriately rather than hearing that funds have not reached the people who are in need. We have the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) within the counties that are usually pushed back because of lack of mitigating circumstances. We are taken back development-wise when such disasters happen. Netherlands is surrounded by water, but it has found a way of handling its situation. In USA, the citizens are forewarned of a storm long before it happens. People in such areas should be asked to leave early. If they do not agree, then they should be pushed out. The basic principle should always be to save life. We have heard of countries that have had Tsunamis without a single person dying. We now have technology that can predict the weather patterns and ways for mitigation."
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