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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Speaker (",
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    "content": "Hon. Lusaka): Order, Members! Take your seats. Hon. Senators, as you may note from recent reports, the COVID-19 cases in Kenya are on the rise and according to the Ministry of Health, 89 per cent of these cases are asymptomatic. Therefore, now more than ever before, we need to strictly adhere to the protocols issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health on containing the spread of the pandemic and staying safe. You may recall that at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health, on the request of the Parliament of Kenya, inspected the precincts of Parliament to assess the conditions that Parliament needed to meet to facilitate Plenary and Committee Sittings. A comprehensive report was provided, and subsequently, guidelines were issued by the Speakers of both Houses to facilitate the business of Parliament. On 13th March, 2020, the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament issued guidelines consequent to the declaration of the COVID-19 as a global health pandemic and the confirmation of the first cases of the disease in Kenya. Some of the salient issues in the guidelines were that - (1) All foreign travel by Members and staff of Parliament would be suspended forthwith. (2) All conferences, retreats and workshops shall be held within the precincts of Parliament. (3) Committees to defer the sittings and visits outside the precincts of Parliament."
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