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    "id": 1028155,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I am guided, Madam Temporary Speaker. Thank you for this opportunity. I rise to support this Statement by Sen. Khaniri. It raises very fundamental issues of the challenges that our country continues to face. I will quickly move on to further request the Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya, that we formed in this House, to look into all the emerging issues as we handle this pandemic as a country. Madam Temporary Speaker, of late we have been receiving updates of all the things that the Ministry of Health is doing. It will be of interest to this House if the Committee can also tell us what our scientists are doing with regard to trying to find vaccines that can help this pandemic. It is not proper for us to be reading about what people are doing at Oxford University and John Hopkins University. I believe that our scientists are not less scientists than those from other regions. There have been breakthrough investigations in other diseases across the world that have been achieved by African countries. It would be important if they can advise us on how far our research institutions have gone. If there are challenges of funding and the rest, let them be brought to the fore so that we can continue investing in research. Madam Temporary Speaker, since the opening of the country after the much talked about lockdown, I would also wish to challenge that our county governments begin giving daily or at least weekly updates on what they are doing at the county level. It will be important for you to find out what Gov. (Prof.) Nyong’o is doing in terms of preparedness to face this pandemic in Kisumu County. How many isolations beds are ready? It will be important for them to also tell us how many people have been found to have tested positive. The tests that they are carrying out, so that we understand the preparedness level of each and every county. Finally, I have read that there will be a Summit meeting on Friday, where the President has invited governors. To me, these meetings continue to be just a Public Relations (PR) exercises where governors go and give a report. It will be important that next time they invite Senators from these respective counties, because we oversight counties. We know for sure what the true state of preparedness is in a particular county. 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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