Prof. Margaret Kamar

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• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: In reality, the suffering that is going on today is as result of the impact of climate change, which must be addressed as outlined in this Report. On my own behalf and the people of Uasin Gishu County who I represent, I send my deepest condolences to the people of West Pokot through their Senator who is here today, and to the bereaved families. It was extremely sad for us to learn in the morning that there was a devastating landslide in West Pokot which took away people’s lives. The numbers have continued to rise and we want to say, ... view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Senator, tell the people of West Pokot that we are with them. Please let us know whatever we can do as colleagues so that we can help one another, even if it means putting a smile on the faces of the bereaved families. Our colleagues talked about this a few days ago in the absence of our Senator, but now that he is here, he can hear it from those of us who had not contributed on that day. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: The devastation that we have seen is like no other. It has broken down bridges. Families have been completely disconnected from one another. People were left on one side of the road while their houses were on the other side. We saw people being carried away. The only thing I would like to add my voice to, which was raised by our colleagues the other day, is the reaction of the national Government. In particular, we know that the county government was almost helpless in this situation and we had expected more from the national Government. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: We really would like to ask the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government that is involved in emergencies to relook their strategies. This is because, those roads would have had bridges mounted on them the same day. If attention had been given, we know that the armed forces have the capacity to erect a bridge between any sizes of rivers in this country, within the shortest time possible. As Senators, we felt that the attention that was initially given to West Pokot was not sufficient. Maybe the Senator will tell us whether that has changed. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: We also know that food was limited because of the limitation of transportation and the fact that nobody could access most of the areas. Looking at these devastating effects of climate change, we need to start asking ourselves what we can do as a country. We will not wait for the Green Climate Fund. The report from our delegation is that we need to start thinking around the global fund. However, before that fund comes, people will have died and will have been devastated because of climate change. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: We need to ask ourselves: What are our mitigating approaches towards climate change? What are our adaptation strategies? Have people been told what to do when such a thing happens? It is only maybe when you have a landslide in the deep of the night that you will not be able to predict. However, we can even predict the rainfall patterns and know that the rain is going to be higher than normal. Our Metrological Department should be able to predict. We should be able to tell people to move from fragile places. The question is: Do we know those ... view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: This demands for an inter-ministerial task force that should map out fragile areas in the country. As we were settling with West Pokot, we had Murang’a and many other parts of the country which were facing the same thing. We need to map the country according to the vulnerability to climate change, so that we know areas that are highly vulnerable and those that are least vulnerable. When we have that, then we know what kind of storms they can withstand and if they cannot withstand, we, as a country should be able to move this people. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is nobody who is prepared to have two homes; one on the hill and the other on the lower side. Obviously, you cannot own land on both sides. Therefore, this is an activity that must be taken care of by the Government using the taxes of this country. We do not really expect the people of West Pokot to move and build themselves new houses. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: A very fast approach to such a calamity is very important because we might lose other people out of pneumonia and sickness that may arise as a result of living in tents. Young children are living in tents in this very cold season. We need to ask ourselves about our own preparedness even as we prepare ourselves to respond to the international approach to climate change. Climate change will not spare us; whether we are the initiators of causes of climate change or not. view