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    "id": 1009260,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to support the Motion on the Adoption of the Seventh and Eighth Progress Report of the Ad Hoc Committee On COVID -19 Situation in Kenya. I would like to congratulate the Chairperson and the members of the ad-hoc Committee for the excellent work that they have done in a short period. The Committee has purposed to inform the House on the progress made on the COVID-19 situation in Kenya through the progress reports that they have been submitting on the Floor of this House. The Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya has dealt with various issues that pertain to the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to speak to how the pandemic has affected the education sector. The Ministry of Education has been largely affected by the COVID-19. The CS in the Ministry of Health once said that “If we continue to behave normally, this disease will treat us abnormally”. True to the words of the CS, this disease is treating us abnormally. There is a group of children in this country who are assisted by the “Wings to Fly” programme which is run by the Equity Bank in partnership with other corporate organizations. Many children from poor backgrounds benefit from the “Wings to Fly” programme. Now that all school going children are at home, I wonder whether the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya can liaise with the Ministry of Education to assist the children who come from poor backgrounds especially those that are supported by the “Wings to Fly” programme whose education has stagnated until next year when schools will reopen."
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