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    "id": 963656,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion. I begin by congratulating the delegation that represented us in Poland. That delegation was led by the able Senator for Wajir County, Sen. (Dr.) Ali. I also congratulate them for bringing such a great Report to Parliament that talks about a very important issue; climate change. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is climate crisis in the world today. Every country is undergoing some form of climate change, and Kenya is no exception. When we see this kind of Report and we get to hear of what was discussed in that conference, we become hopeful that we can domesticate those recommendations and handle our crisis. I also take the opportunity to condole with my brother, Sen. Poghisio, the Senator from West Pokot, who is in the House today, and the great people of West Pokot on the tragedy that they went through a few days ago. They lost many people as a result of the effects of climate change. It is difficult to see them going through difficult situations, such as lack of shelter. We have seen families out in the cold, and we have seen some of them being relocated to the tents. Nobody would wish to be in that sort of a situation. As we talk about climate change, I call upon our national Government to do better, in as far as responding to crisis situations around the country is involved. We had a crisis about a year ago – the Solai Dam Tragedy in Nakuru – and the response was wanting. I hope that we will get it right, at some point. We understand that this is a tragedy that comes without notice, but we should have a way of dealing with it. We should have a better mapping of the country on where we identify places where such"
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