{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139407","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139405","results":[{"id":1410471,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410471/?format=json","text_counter":608,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mombasa County, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Zamzam Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":"Ninaeleza hivi, siku zote maji yanajua njia yake. Kwanza, ninawapa pole familia za Wakenya ambao wamepoteza wapendwa wao. Ni uchungu kuona kina mama wamezama ndani ya matope na watoto wamezama ndani ya maji. Watu wengi walipoteza maisha yao pale Tana River na Mai Mahiu. Hapa Athi River sikuona mafuriko ila kile kitu ambacho nimekiona pale ni watu walienda wakajenga sehemu za maji na maji siku zote yanajua mkondo wake. Maji yamekuja kuwatoa watu kwa nafasi yao. Hii nafasi ambayo watu wamejenga ni nafasi ya mkondo wa maji. Ndio maana sisi siku zote tunaambiwa kama Wakenya, hata kama unataka kununua sehemu ya kujenga jaribu uangalie historia ya sehemu hiyo. Wakenya wanaangamia kwa sababu wanadanganywa. Kwingine, idhibati za mashamba zinatoka kwa serikali ya kaunti na zingine national Government. Wanauzia watu sehemu ambayo ni kando ya maji. Nimeona sehemu ambapo maji yamejaa mpaka kwenye dirisha. Picha zimezungushwa zikionyesha watu wakisema ni mafuriko, lakini mimi leo ninasema yale si mafuriko bali ni maji imechukua sehemu yake, maji imekuja kuomba sehemu yake ilionyakuliwa na maji imeingia katika sehemu yake. Ni sehemu chache tu ambazo nimeziona ambapo barabara zetu hazikujengwa kwa uzuri au kwa design ya drainage. Ninamwambia Mhe. Murkomen achape kazi. Ninamwambia aangalie Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) na hao ambao wanajenga mabarabara. Hata kule kwetu Nyali mabarabara hayapitiki kwa sababu wamejenga barabara lakini hawakuweka sehemu ya kupitisha maji. Kwa hivyo maji yanapata njia ya kwenda sehemu za nyumba. 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"},{"id":1410472,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410472/?format=json","text_counter":609,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mombasa County, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Zamzam Mohammed","speaker":null,"content":"Sheria ni msumeno, hukata mbele na nyuma. Na hata kama sisi tuko hapa kupigania Wakenya, lazima pia tuwambiane ukweli. Kuna wakati nimemuona Rais akiwaambia watu watoke sehemu za maji. Ukienda kujenga kwenye bonde ambapo maji yanapita na pia kando ya bahari, ile bahari itakuja kufurika na kubeba nyumba. Ile sehemu nimetaja haikuwa sehemu ya mtu aliyefunikiwa nyumba; ilikuwa sehemu ya maji na maji yamedai haki yake na maji yamerudi sehemu yake. Kwa hivyo, mimi ninawaomba Wakenya, mvua inapozidi kunyesha wakati huu, waondoke waende sehemu ambazo ni salama. Ondokeni muangalie sehemu ambazo mnaweza kukaa na familia zenu ikawa hamuwezi kuathirika na mambo haya. Maji yatazidi kuja kwa sababu nimeona mito nyingi iliyokuwa imekauka ikafanywa barabara, sasa maji yanarudi katika sehemu zile. Hakuna tena barabara, tunaziita mito Mhe. Naibu Spika. Kwa hivyo, mimi ninatoa rambirambi zangu na kumwambia yule ambaye ameshika shilingi bilioni sita katika ofisi ya Naibu Rais, atoe hizo pesa ziweze kuwasaidia wananchi ambao wanahangaika. Hizo ni pesa nyingi. Ningependa pia kumshukuru Naibu wa Rais. Nilimwona akizunguka kwa ndege akiangalia. Lakini hizo pesa ziko wapi? Azitoe ziweze kuwasaidia wananchi. Asante sana."},{"id":1410473,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410473/?format=json","text_counter":610,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Hon. Caroli Omondi."},{"id":1410474,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410474/?format=json","text_counter":611,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Caroli Omondi (","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Suba South, ODM): Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thought I would not be able to speak. I am a victim. The people of Suba South have lost five people. But let me begin by expressing my condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and pray to God to grant them eternal life and let the perpetual light shine upon them. Those who have been injured and are in hospital, we pray for their speedy recovery and quick return to their normal lives. Here in Nairobi, the Suba community from Suba South lost a gentleman called Peter Otiende who was swept by the floods in Lucky Summer. That is the son of Mzee Silas Otiende from Nyakiya Village. Back at home in Suba — and I was there yesterday — in a place called Got Kombuto, a mzee by the name Orufeyeye, the leader of the Kisii community there lost his wife, Alice Orube. In a place called Nyabomo a lady called Benta Anyango Otieno lost three of her children: Calvins Okang’a, Florence Okang’a and Moses Okang’a, while the husband Silvano Otieno Okang’a was badly injured. We were able to evacuate him to get treatment in Kisii. In total, 21 people are in hospital in Suba South and we have lost too many homes. We also lost crops and livestock. We lost a lot of infrastructure, power lines and roads, and too many schools have been cut off. In total, 244 people had their homes partially destroyed; 51 were completely destroyed in Got Kombuto and Nyabomo. In Sindo Town, 940 homes were destroyed, out of which 396 are completely destroyed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I think the Government should take immediate action and make special funds available. For us in Suba South, we have done a bit of work with Red Cross, World Vision, and the general administration. We need over 3,000 iron sheets for reconstruction, food, seeds, roadwork to remove the debris, and medical assistance. What we have done there is to try and integrate all the affected with the normal families and their neighbours, instead of having them in rescue centres. I thank those families that have agreed to accommodate the victims. This problem is not a natural disaster; what we have here is a man-made disaster, and you do not have to be educated to see it. If you move around Nairobi and visit the national park, which is the same as Kapiti Plains, Athi River or Kitengela Plains, there is rain there, but there are no floods because nothing is built there. Across or outside, we have built on the water pathways and that is why we are having a problem. If you move around Nairobi, people have built along the riparian lands of rivers where they were not supposed to build. 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"},{"id":1410475,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410475/?format=json","text_counter":612,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Caroli Omondi (","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"It is about poverty. I know it is difficult for people, but what is happening in Kenya now is not a natural disaster. A natural disaster is something that is sudden and that is contained within nature. What we are seeing is consequences of long-term poor leadership in this country. We have encouraged deforestation. We have not had competent leaders to manage our cities and we have not invested in proper civic education to educate our people on what to do and to instil a high sense of civic responsibility. That is what is currently happening in this country. We should not waste time blaming God or saying all sorts of prayers. We should just get our act together as leaders and start doing the right thing. That is the most important thing. This is a purely man-made disaster. I will save time for other Members to contribute."},{"id":1410476,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410476/?format=json","text_counter":613,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Member for Tinderet."},{"id":1410477,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410477/?format=json","text_counter":614,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tinderet, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Julius Melly","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Adjournment Motion. First of all, let me convey my condolences to the bereaved families, more specifically the families in Kijabe and Mai Mahiu. The Member for Naivasha has been moving up and down standing with her people. All parts of this country have been affected by floods. Every part of this country from Kisumu to Turkana, to the Coast, to the Mount Kenya region where we had mudslides, and to the Tana Delta, has been affected by floods. Floods are a natural phenomenon. Disasters happen. The most important aspect of any disaster is management and risk mitigation. For three or four weeks, the weatherman issued warnings and updates on the impending floods. The Government, especially the functionaries, did not listen to the weatherman. The weatherman issued warnings to the general public, farmers, traders and road users that there was an impending disaster, especially with the kinds of rains we were expecting. As much as I commend the President and the Government for the much they have done, Government officers and functionaries should be on the ground, especially during the distribution of food, blankets and medicine to ensure that the risks that result from floods are mitigated. Many families across the country do not have places to sleep, and roads have been cut off. We need to marshal a plan to open our roads. The military and the KeNHA need to be involved. How will we ensure that roads in various parts of the country are linked together so that food distribution is not restricted? We also need to ensure that citizens do not cross flooded rivers. You see instances where individuals cross rivers on lorries thinking that they are heavy enough not to be swept away by the flood waters. The Government should issue a decree to put a stop to this suicidal behaviour by citizens. Certain disasters could have been avoided were it not for the carelessness of citizens. I saw the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration coming out strongly to ask citizens not to cross flooded rivers. The other issue is that disaster management in this country is wanting. Some of the search and rescue teams are composed of locals, NGOs, and the Red Cross. Even individual citizens are volunteering for disaster relief efforts. These floods should be a lesson to the Government and to all of us that we need a very strong disaster management department in the Government, so that all those who are supposed to act, both in the county governments and the national Government know their roles. We should not cry year in, year out. We know very well that disasters will strike in one form or another. Let us make sure we have a very workable system on how to manage disasters in this country. As a country, we really need to do this. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support the Motion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1410478,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410478/?format=json","text_counter":615,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Thank you. Member for Githunguri."},{"id":1410479,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410479/?format=json","text_counter":616,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Githunguri, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to pass my sincere condolences to the families that have been affected by the 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"},{"id":1410480,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410480/?format=json","text_counter":617,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Githunguri, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba","speaker":null,"content":"menace of the floods all over the country, and more particularly those who were affected by the water at Muniu and Maige villages in Mai Mahiu, and Kijabe. It is, indeed, very sad to note the water that really ravaged homes and properties of people around Mai Mahiu was meant to have been sorted out by the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works. Why do I say so? It is because a lot of media stations have reported that it was a dam, while we know very well it was not. It was water that was blocked by a railway tunnel that could have been unblocked long time ago by the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works. Even as we speak about the errors of omission and commission, we must speak to the relevant ministries on their errors of commission. Why did the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works not avert the situation? That was not a natural dam. It was water that was blocked by trees and ravages from the rains. If the Ministry took its job seriously, we would not have had that kind of scenario. I am very happy to see the kind of response the Government is now giving. Two days after this menace or accident happened, where were our military and disciplined forces who in their camps and barracks have specific forces that are trained on disaster management? It is very unfortunate that we do not give much weight to planning and disaster management cycle in this country. Before a disaster happens, we should have a planning team on preparedness, mitigation measures, recovery, rescue and response. That is the cycle of disaster management. We do not put weight on preparedness, mitigation and recovery in this country. We only give money to response and rescue. We find ourselves getting into a cycle of repeated accidents and we do not offer long-lasting solution. There are countries that have created a whole ministry of disaster management and response. Bangladesh has a fully-fledged budgeted ministry for this kind of activity, yet in Kenya this is just a unit tacked somewhere under the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. When it comes to budgeting, we do not give much money to such activities that can determine the number of people that can die or be rescued."}]}