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    "id": 944605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lafey, EFP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ibrahim Abdi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdi Mude Ibrahim",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding the floods-related disaster in the larger Mandera County and, in particular, Lafey Constituency. Hon. Speaker, the on-going heavy rains that are being experience in many parts of the country have caused havoc among the residents of Lafey Constituency in Mandera County, where floods have left a trail of destruction on homes and infrastructure and caused the death of livestock across the county in the last few weeks. The flooding situation has left over 2,000 livestock dead, thus depriving the affected residents of their livelihood. It is unfortunate that the flooding disaster has always been experienced as an aftermath of the drought that is normally experienced in those parts of the country. The Government has done little to cushion the residents against the resultant losses. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. In the Statement, the Chairperson should inform the House on the following: (i) The mitigation and intervention measures, if any, that are being undertaken by the Government including, among others, re-stocking of livestock through compensation of the affected residents. (ii) Steps being undertaken to ensure the long-term and sustainable measures are put in place to cushion residents of Mandera and other parts of the country against the perennial losses caused by floods as opposed to reactive measures always employed by the Government. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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