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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Ndwiga for the comprehensive Statement. We did not expect anything less because he is one of the very thorough Chairmen. I have had an opportunity to attend his Committee and I was quite impressed in the manner he runs it. Like my colleagues have said, it is surprising that the Government has not declared this a national disaster. You may recall last year, when I asked for a Statement in this House on the security challenges in Turkana, the distinguished Hon. Senator for Turkana told the House that, in fact, part of the problem in Turkana was that locusts had ravaged the entire county of all green vegetation. Nobody appeared to have paid attention. Turkana being an Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) area, it is just an ideal ground for locusts to breed. Today, more than half the county is under locust threat. They have ravaged crops, vegetation and like the Senator for Makueni asked; when you spray locusts, do you save bees? What about the animals that feed on the grass that you have sprayed? They will either be contaminated to pass on poison to those who will eat them or they will die. We need an emergency plan. I saw somebody on TV, in some village in one of the counties crying aloud: ‘These insects have not developed wings yet, they cannot fly, come and spray them and kill them before they fly off’. Nobody turned up. Sending National Youth Service (NYS) young boys and girls to battle locusts without the technical know-how does not help. It is like I saw some young man with a club on his shoulder, a whistle and a stick chasing locusts in Kitui. That is not the way to deal with locusts. We want an emergency plan. In The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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