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    "id": 981535,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/981535/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and request the Government to move with speed and declare this matter a national disaster. I was reading the Bible in the book of Exodus because this needs some biblical interventions. I will read Exodus 10:4 and it states: 4. “If you refuse to let my people go tomorrow, I will bring the locusts.” Moving to Exodus 10:12 it states: 12. “And the Lord said unto Moses, “Stretch your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts to come upon the land and eat every herb”. This happened. From the biblical interpretation, locusts are a sign of punishment. Is the Lord punishing this country? This is the time we must seek spiritual intervention as we try to look for biological and scientific solutions. This is the time we should go back to God and repent because this is biblical and we cannot take it for granted. I have read a lot about Benjamin Franklin. He was one of the management scholars from the United States of America. He said that failing to plan is planning to fail. This is a matter that was raised by FAO. They gave a notice that we are going to have locusts, but the Government of Kenya, that is responsible for the welfare of Kenyans, did not take any action. Now we are reacting instead of being proactive. We have bodies like ICIPE. What are they doing? I am told they had also given a warning before. When you go to the University of Nairobi at the School of Biological Sciences, this is the time we expect scientists to come up with some strategies that can The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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