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    "id": 1009281,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First of all, I want to make a disclosure that I am a member of this able Committee that is chaired by Sen. Sakaja. It has really been a joy serving under him. I want the House to know that when we were selected to serve in this Committee, we elected Sen. Sakaja unopposed because we believed in his ability to lead us, and he has not disappointed. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to give a word of reassurance to Kenyans after my good friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has spoken and painted a picture of hopelessness in this country. We really need to remind Kenyans that so far, we have over 3,000 Kenyans who have fully recovered from COVID-19. This includes about 199 cases that have effectively been managed by our healthcare workers in our Intensive Care Units (ICUs). As we speak, we have over 90 people who were admitted and taken into ICUs, but recovered and left hospital. As of today, we have another 36 that are undergoing management in the ICU. Of course, we wish to pass our condolences to families of about 78 patients who never made it out of the ICU, but there is hope. In the statistics that we have the world over, our rate of fatality is one of the lowest. Our fatality rate is 1.9 percent, while countries that are famed with very good medical care systems and facilities, like the United States of America (USA), are at over 12 per cent. Despite the challenges that are posed by COVID-19, there is still hope for Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you give me a minute, I want to pick out one of the success cases that we saw as a Committee. This is what the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) has been able to do. Madam Temporary Speaker, with a population of over 4.7 million people, the NMS has been very innovative in trying to ensure that water is made accessible to the citizens of Nairobi. When we had a session with that team, they told us that they supply over 200 metric tonnes of water to the residents of Nairobi for free. They have managed to drill 93 boreholes in Nairobi City County. These include 20 of them in Mukuru Kwa 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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