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    "id": 1008171,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1008171/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13373,
        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
        "slug": "owen-yaa-baya"
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, on 8th June 2020, samples were taken from one Miss Khalid Nafula Mwanaidi of Kilifi North by M/s. Lancet Laboratory in Mombasa Lab Ref: No.73600097 and results released on 15th June 2020, which confirmed that she was positive for COVID-19. On 13th June 2020, samples were also collected from the same person by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) under Lab Ref: No.KWTP17735 in Kilifi and results were released on 15th June 2020, confirmed that she was negative for COVID-19. On the same day, samples were also collected from her children namely Khalid Muganda and Khalid Mwangolo Mugandi by KEMRI Lab Kilifi under Ref: KWTP17732 and KWTP17736, respectively, and the results released alongside that of their mother tested negative for COVID-19. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background, that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Health on the following: (i) In view of the two contradicting state of results in respect of Ms. Khalid Nafula Mwanaidi and her children, what is their right COVID-19 status? (ii) What steps is the Ministry of Health putting in place to ensure that testing kits for COVID-19 meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards? (iii)What steps is the Ministry of Health putting in place to ensure that tests carried out in various laboratories in this country meet the scientific attributes of reliability, validity and consistency? Thank you."
}