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    "id": 1021558,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "I can give an example, I have a Child Justice Bill that has been in the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I have the Assisted Reproduction Technology Bill, on which I have appeared before the Health Committee. They have assured me that they are considering it, but it has stayed pretty long in that committee. That Bill came twice for Second Reading and was stepped down because the Committee was not ready. If the Bill process is going ahead of the committee, I think it will be fair if you let the Bill proceed so that the committee report can follow. This is so that we do not get frustrated at the committee level when we have worked so hard. The committee can put their views like every other Member if they are not ready with their reports. Having said that, I have a special request for the HBC to consider my two Bills, especially the Assisted Reproduction that is ready and has been stepped down twice when I am ready to proceed. Could they prioritise it because it is frustrating? The same thing happened in the last Parliament. Having said that, I want to comment on the second point of order as raised by Hon. Ichung’wah. He has indicated, rightfully so, that the President has not come because of COVID- 19. He is implying that because we are flattening the curve, maybe we could make special arrangements for the President to come and address both Houses. Hon. Speaker, maybe what the Ministry of Health is not telling us is that we are probably flattening the curve because testing has not increased as before and we are also not tracing anymore. I Know people that have died this week and so I am seeing more people dying as we are flattening the curve. It does not necessarily mean that less people are dying and we must be very careful. Let us not give the country an impression that all is well. We are not the ones that created COVID-19, but it is a challenge that we must live with. There might be issues that have been raised about corruption, but that does not make COVID-19 go away. We must still ensure that we protect the vulnerable. As we were considering the suggestions for the two Houses, consider also that the President can address this House virtually which is also something that we can amend. So that we do not get the people who have found new ways of abusing the President while using me as an example that because Hon. Milly abused the President, so it is fair for them to do likewise. I want to teach them that in the Opposition by the time I was going that direction, we were dealing with serious issues and not being pinched. So, I want them to be brave, if you are pinched, you do not start abusing the President and the mother. I will deal with you if I see you abusing the President and using my name as an excuse. I am here now to defend the President. I will defend him and deal with you. Stop abusing the President and his mother using me as an excuse. I will deal with them. I will move from abusing the President to abusing you."
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