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    "id": 1013792,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This House pronounces itself through Motions. The 31st March, 2020 was a very interesting day, when this House saw it necessary to set up the Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 situation in Kenya. Today, 1st October, 2020, which is six months down the line, we are siting again to discuss the issue of extending the mandate of this Committee. One of my biggest pet peeves is that in this country, Parliament is taken for granted. Earlier this week, I witnessed what was called the COVID-19 Conference to discuss the way forward in terms of preparedness of this country. That was essentially a time for the Executive to praise and rate themselves for what they have done. I expected on that day, 28th September, 2020, this Ad hoc Committee on COVID- 19 would be given an opportunity to tell the country what they have done in all the thematic areas that this House mandated them to play the oversight role. On matters health, this country has failed. The interest has been more on commodity rather than the interest of the people. The Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 has attempted to pierce all those interests, but because of limitations, they have not succeeded. Health workers have died because of the supposed lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but from what we know, a lot of PPEs are rotting at the Kenya Medial Supplies Agency (KEMSA) warehouses because of lack of accountability."
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