Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

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• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that it is, indeed, a very serious matter which requires more attention and reflection. We will take this point. I will bring the matter to the attention of the Leader of Government Business because it is an issue which needs to be dealt with by the House Business Committee. I want to assure the hon. Member that this matter will be dealt with by the House Business Committee at its next sitting, so that a resolution can be passed as to whether it should be brought back to the House or not, so that ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the cross- cutting nature of the Question and the high priority that the Government attaches to disaster risk management, the Minister of State for Special Programmes referred this Question to me and I agreed to answer it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Articles 58 and 132 of our Constitution recognise the occurrence of national disasters as one of the grounds for deterioration of state of emergency. The Government considers disaster risk reduction as one of its critical duties in supporting sustainable development. Indeed, Article 10 of our Constitution lists sustainable development as one of ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the strategy aims to deal with its knowledge management with respect to disasters, strengthening institutional capabilities to undertake early warning, prevent and respond to disasters, establish mechanisms for litigation, recovery and reconstruction post disasters, facilitate the national co-operation and provide institutional frameworks for close sectoral development of policies and laws for dealing with disasters. The Government has established various sector specific risk disaster mechanisms. For example, there is the Kenya Food Security Steering Group to deal with food security. There is the National Operation Centre which co-ordinates inter- agency efforts in dealing with disasters. We also ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the report indicates that the overall effect of the 2008- 2011 drought in Kenya stands at Kshs968 billion in respect of destruction of physical and durable assets, and losses in the economy across all the sectors. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that the report that I have just tabled indicates that the overall effect of the 2008-20011 drought in Kenya stands at Kshs968 billion in respect of destruction of physical and durable assets, and losses to the economy across all sectors. It estimates the recovery and reconstruction needs at Kshs86 billion and Kshs69 billion, respectively. Disaster risqué needs across sectors will require Kshs184 billion. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: The Government is currently undertaking disaster risk and vulnerability assessment countrywide. This is part of the building of appropriate information and communication management systems to focus and to provide early warning on disasters. The National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC) maintains a record of institutional capacities and a rooster of volunteers and equipment at national, district and community levels to be mobilised in the event of any disaster. They also conduct scenario-based drill exercises and simulations to prepare for actual response to disasters. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government expenditure on disasters in the last 10 years comprises direct interventions when a disaster occurs, expenditure on specific projects funded by Government resources or external resources; cash transfers to vulnerable groups, food assistance and subsidized medicines; expenditure on security with respect to terrorism, strengthening the capacity of the various Government institutions to make crisis interventions, and many other areas across the entire Government. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: It is, therefore, not possible to quantify the exact amount of money spent on disaster response by the Government in the last 10 years. However, in the last five years, the Government has spent approximately Kshs17 billion dealing with various disasters. Approximately Kshs16 billion was spent on drought and famine interventions; Kshs1.6 billion on floods intervention, and Kshs370 million on fire tragedies in Faza Island, Mukuru Kwa Sinai, Sachangwan, Nakumatt and Busia. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me, finally, call upon Kenyans to appreciate the effects of climate change on our economy through the cyclical twin disasters of droughts and floods. Our country has been experiencing droughts and floods in the same way we experience the sun and the moon. One follows the other. Apart from our nation’s effort at adoptability to climate change, I call upon all Kenyans to mind their carbon footprints. We must preserve our forests in order to preserve our future. We must build long-term resilience to climate change. We should not play politics with our efforts at ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you. view