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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "The recommendations that we are making and they have been detailed in Chapter Four are: At the initial stage of the pandemic, the response and messaging which is very important was disjointed. This affected how the pandemic was perceived by ordinary citizens. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the first interventions we took was to deal with the issue of detaining in officially designated quarantine facilities, the people who were found breaking curfew directives. The impact of this was two-fold. First, initially they had criminalized persons who were placed in quarantine facilities arising from contact tracing. These facilities then became associated with law-breakers. Secondly, it unnecessarily exposed those found to have broken the curfew to COVID-19 infections by putting them in the same facilities as those who were placed there having been in contact with COVID-19 positive cases. We are glad to report that following our intervention, this practice was stopped. The Inspector-General (IG) was directed to identify alternative facilities where those breaking the law could be detained which was separate from those who had come into contact with COVID-19 were accommodated. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was also a gap in terms of messaging in messaging tools targeted at specific audiences, particularly our youth and children. The Committee notes that this has since been rectified with the use of age-appropriate media such as posters, animation, cartoons and use of vernacular language as well as incorporation of religious leaders and community elders in COVID-19 messaging. We note and laud the measures taken by the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (ICT), Innovation and Youth Affairs. They have launched a design challenge aimed at promoting uptake of ICT-based innovative responses to COVID-19. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the issue of telemedicine which has grown rapidly during the pandemic, we note the need to ensure data protection, collection use and storage of health record, tracking and geolocation of suspected COVID-19 cases. There are a few other technology-related recommendations, which we will be forwarding to the Standing Committee on ICT of the Senate led by Sen. Moi and Sen. Halake for follow-up on implementation. Allow me just to take five more minutes to touch on the issue of crop production. I have mentioned it in passing. It is a very important area and I will just mention a few things. When we met with the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, 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."
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