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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the National Disaster Risk Management Bill for many reasons. We need to acknowledge that disasters such as floods, famine, fire, and diseases disrupt functioning of communities more so by increasing vulnerabilities."
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"content": "Hon. Speaker, one of the key reasons why I support this Bill is because disaster strikes without any particular warning. It is, therefore, important to cushion our people from loss of life and properties. We need to equip our people with the right skills and training. Having a fund to support training and capacity building is very essential and it is one of the reasons why I support this particular Bill. We also need to ensure that people recover better. This can only be facilitated when we have a fund that supports such initiatives. A proper response to disaster issues or the destruction caused by disasters is important. This particular fund will support response to disasters. That is why I add my voice to support the Bill. We need to understand that although disaster management is a shared responsibility between the county governments and the national Government, the issue of capacity of county governments to manage disaster, more so the Fund for disaster response, is questionable. That is why, as a House, when we make amendments to this Bill, we need to agree on where to place this Fund. It has to sit in an Authority or a government with the right capacity. There is no doubt that it is the national Government that will be able to manage the Fund and ensure that it is properly utilised."
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"content": "[The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair]"
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"content": "[The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss) took the Chair]"
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"content": "I can now see the Deputy Speaker in the Chair. With due consideration, and having looked at the important function that this Fund is going to play, I fully support the Bill. I also applaud the mover of the Bill, the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Ichungw’ah, for bringing the Bill to the House. It is very timely considering we are in the rainy season and we are likely to witness floods which may cause destruction. Whenever you hear floods, you cannot exonerate water-borne diseases like Cholera which are likely to emerge. Therefore, having a fund is important. I support the Bill. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Member for Teso South, Hon. Mary Emaase."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the National Disaster Risk Management Bill. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a very good Bill. At the outset, I support it because it brings together and creates a link between national Government and county government on issues of disaster management. In the past, we have seen flooding, accidents, and other disasters in many areas of this country. There is no coordination and response is delayed. Because it is a devolved function, sometimes there are issues of accountability in respect to the management of these resources when these monies are sent to the county governments to deal with disasters. I am pleased to see that there will be a disaster committee in every county that on boards all important stake holders within the county. They include, the Red Cross, Saint Johns’s Ambulance, county commissioners, county commanders, and governors. This particular Council will just be focusing, dedicating, and putting all its efforts towards management of disaster. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I foresee a situation where we are going to have proper management and quick responses in addressing or mitigating issues to do with disaster. I support this Bill. Thank you."
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"content": "Hon. Irene Mayaka. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also stand to support the National Disaster Risk Management Bill. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I believe that this Bill has come to the House at the right time. I think it is very progressive because in the past we have been dealing with disasters in this country with a knee jerk reaction. We wait until a disaster occurs then we quickly look for a solution that only solves the problem at that particular time. In some instances, it does not even solve it. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when I say this, I am just reflecting back to the last two weeks when we had a situation where the Nairobi Expressway was flooded and we could not be able to access it. If we had such an Authority within the County of Nairobi, they would have analysed situations based on historical data that we have to know whether something is going to happen or pre-empt issues that are going to happen. We have so many climate change issues that vary in different counties. For example, when I speak about my county of Nyamira, the disasters and risk management issues that are in that county will probably be very different from another county like Mombasa. Having these particular authorities customised to the specific counties is very progressive. I also want to believe that once this is established, the people who will be part of the authorities will be able to go back to the history of the different types of disasters and risks associated with the areas that they govern so that they can be able to customise them according to their areas. Of particular interest to me is Part Three of the Bill, where it talks about classification of disaster plans and electronic information system. I like this because with time, and the fact that we are very much in the technological space, we need to customise our Bills to bring in an aspect of Information Technology (IT). Without data, you will not have a clear view of what you are dealing with. You need data to be able to make a comprehensive report and speak to other people whom you want to assist. I also like the fact that in Part III on the Electronic Information System, there is mention that this data will be accessible to the public. Not only that, but they will also ensure that Data Protection Act 2019 is taken into consideration. In as much as we want our people to access data, we must also safeguard them. Having said that, we cannot safeguard ourselves too much to an extent of stifling innovation."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Irene Mayaka",
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"content": "I would like to throw a spanner in the works in reference to this Bill. I have gone through it and I have not seen any aspect of Artificial Intelligence (AI). What I am talking about, for example, is the current issue we have with our fertiliser. If only we had a drone-based system in this country, it would quickly analyse the fertiliser we are receiving, analyse the PH of the soil, and determine what to put in different soils. We would not be having these kinds of problems. I just want to urge all of us, when coming up with very progressive Bills like this one, we should always include an aspect of AI. It is very important. We cannot ignore it anymore in this country. It also helps make our work easy."
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