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    "id": 963519,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I wish to support this Statement by the Senator of Tana River. Every other day, we talk of disasters in this country, and we have had several Statements on this issue. Even if this is specific to the Ministry of Energy – to be specific Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen ) – disasters are not well taken care of in this country. I do not know why the national Government does not have proper policies on this issue. We have been talking about these things for several years and nothing really happens. When it comes Tana River and the lower side of Kenya; that is Garissa, Tana River, Lamu and Kilifi this literally happens every year. Flooding happens all over, because this parastatal releases water when they reach a certain level without information or consultation. As Sen. Zawadi said, it comes at odd hours and, therefore, so many people die and others are seriously affected. I do not know why when it reaches a certain level, KenGen does not inform the people concerned. They can do it through radios and television. They can inform the Government operators – the county commissioners the police and even the KRCS. This information can then be disseminated. People can be told that water will be released in good time, so that they evacuate when they suspect that the amount of water they want to release can reach a certain level."
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