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    "id": 1008828,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to second the adoption of the 7th Progress Report, in the amended form, and the 8th Progress Report of the Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya. Sen. Sakaja has said it on the Floor of this House that this particular Committee has been our shining star in the Senate. It has allowed us to engage at a very high level. I am happy that this Committee has not just come up with a Bill, which is very important, but we have been able to continue with continuous oversight over time. I think that this is very critical and important. I want to commend you for sitting on that Chair. You are doing very well during the time you have been sitting there. The seat suits you very well. Congratulations! Even as we move forward now, the challenge for this Committee, especially after the easing up continues even more, because certain new aspects that are coming have to be handled over time. These aspects cut across the mandate of this Committee right through the various issues that they have been brought up, starting with health issues. We know how challenging those issues are, such as community health and testing issues. I wish Sen. Sakaja was here to hear, and he has also seen in the HANSARD, particularly now when we talk about testing. There were reports in one or two newspapers yesterday about the differences in results from the test kits. That is an issue that this Committee needs to be able to pick up and call the relevant people. I am happy that they are able to do this in a very public way. As we all know, the COVID-19 keeps mutating. At one time, you hear that it is airborne and another time, it is not. So many things are happening and it is very important to keep communicating with the public. That Report has also dealt with the issue of quarantine and isolation centres, and probably the progress that has happened in those centres vis-à-vis what was there before. Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and facilities are key. I think herein also lies an opportunity for us, as the Senate, to do direct oversight. I have heard interesting conversations taking place within various groups even about the numbers. For example, certain counties say that they have a specific number of beds but then, there is still an argument and discussion about the possibility and preciseness of those numbers."
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