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    "id": 986524,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/986524/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I also join my colleagues in sending our condolences to the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet and West Pokot, who are our neighbours. Seeing the pictures of what was happening was very disheartening. Disasters do happen even in very developed countries. However, how we handle them is what defines us as a nation. I am not quite sure that the disaster in West Pokot and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties has received the attention that it deserves. I have said over and over again that we have a fairly large army in this country. We have not had any war situation for a long time apart from our current misadventure in Somalia. When such disasters occur, we expect the Commander-in-Chief to immediately deploy our army to help in the rescue missions with all the equipment that they have. You cannot expect wananchi - like I have been seeing young boys of about 14, 15, or 16 years - running through mud carrying dead bodies. At the end of the day, they are heavily traumatized and will require some counseling to recover. The Bill that Sen. Sakaja talked about was born out of a trip we had to Canada. We visited the Canadian Disaster Management and Response Centre in Vancouver which is a shining example of how you can manage disasters. I want to join Sen. Sakaja in asking that, that Bill should not be sitting in the “Lower House” any more."
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