Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) clarify whether Kenya has ever experienced any heat wav…

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The Member for Mandera South (Hon. Abdul Haro, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry: - Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) clarify whether Kenya has ever experienced any heat waves in recent years and provide details on the impact of these episodes on humans and livestock? (ii) provide the status of any records maintained on critical heatwave events experienced in the country and clarify whether such records have been used to provide disaster warnings for purposes of adaptation strategies? (iii) what measures has the Ministry taken to mitigate the impact of heat waves on human life and the livestock in the country?

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