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    "id": 951057,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Members, kindly take your seats. Order Members! I would like to convey a public Petition regarding establishment of a statutory fund for compensation of victims of disasters. Hon. Members, Standing Order No.225 (2)(b) requires the Speaker to report to the House any petition, other than those presented by Members. I, therefore, wish to report to the House that my office has received a Petition from Mr. Patrick Waturu Mwaniki of P.O. Box 530 Nyeri, calling for the establishment of a statutory fund to facilitate compensation of victims of natural and man-made disasters. In his Petition, the petitioner highlights several disasters that the country has faced over the years, including the 1998 Nairobi Bomb Blast, the Sinai Fuel Spillage Fire Tragedy, the Sachang’wan Fuel Tanker Tragedy, the Solai Dam Tragedy, collapsed buildings, acts of terrorism, landslides, earthquakes, heavy rains and their resultant floods, among others. Whilst the Petitioner agrees that it is possible to obtain insurance payout or court awards following the aftermath of certain disasters, he is nevertheless convinced that this is not always possible in most cases. Here, he cites various natural disasters such as the Hells Gate Floods Tragedy where no particular person can be held responsible for acts of God, as well as some man-made disasters such as the Garissa University Terror Attack in which students and other victims had no insurance cover. The petitioner is of the opinion that the mandate of the National Disaster Management Unit, under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, is restricted to coordination of disaster management initiatives, public awareness of disaster policy and disaster preparedness and as such, the issue of compensation of victims of disasters is left unattended to. It is on this premise that the petitioner seeks the intervention of this august House to establish a National Disaster Compensation Trust Fund to bridge the gap occasioned by lack of compensation for victims of disasters, who are neither awarded compensation by courts nor granted any insurance payouts. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.227, this Petition therefore stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. The Committee is requested to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House and the petitioner in accordance with Standing Order No.227 (2)."
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