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    "id": 994216,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/994216/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
    },
    "content": "I think that this Statement calls for action and seeks for permanent solutions. When I was going round River Nzoia two weeks ago, people were talking about permanent solutions, because they are tired. Every year, their leaders and Government personnel have to go to the same areas, trying to deal with the same problem. The people were asking for a permanent solution as opposed to temporary remedial measures, which cannot really deal with the human tragedy that comes about as a result of floods. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, talking about my county - I said this last week - an old bridge between a school known as Ambira High School, connecting Ugunja Constituency and Ukwala in Ugenya Constituency up to Luambo and Budalangi in Busia collapsed. It was an old and very strong bridge that was probably built by the colonial army. This time around, it was swept away by floods. There was a demonstration around that area with people calling for action because there is a bridge that is being constructed and has taken a long time. Let the Government do something about these perennial floods. If they cannot offer permanent solutions, we expect that next time we have these floods, there should be proper facilities on the ground, like proper tents, amenities, water, sanitation and even medical facilities, so that waterborne diseases and other diseases that ravage us at this time of COVID-19, do not complicate our situation. I thank you."
}