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    "id": 1006667,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1006667/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Absolutely, Hon. Deputy Speaker. During planning, we use trade analysis in most cases. Despite the fact that COVID-19 is there, a projection ought to have been done. You do what we call extrapolation, a methodology used in planning. The COVID-19 pandemic has been here. When it comes to quarantine at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), the Cabinet Secretary should have done a projection. It is not just from nowhere, but for planning purposes, it must be projected. The COVID-19 pandemic is here to stay. We should not entertain unnecessary amendments. On the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), testing is critical to the management of COVID-19. We have been told that we need to flatten the curve, but unfortunately, it is increasing exponentially. That means we have a problem in testing. If it is about reagents, they must be provided in full. For purposes of control, testing should be done, so that a proper projection is in place for accurate mitigating strategies. The KEMSA is in charge of all the supplies and it must be efficient and effective. The other day, we saw in the newspapers the issue of corruption at KEMSA. We want to call upon the Chief Executive Officer at KEMSA to pull his socks. All Kenyans are looking at KEMSA when it comes to supply of testing kits and Personal Protective 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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