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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I concur with the Statement by Sen. Malalah. I rarely agree with what he says, but on this one, we are on the same WhatsApp group. I thank him because the continuing spike of COVID19 pandemic across the country is sad. We have seen occasions, even in my county--- For example, in Nandi, Kshs180 million was allocated at the beginning of this pandemic in March, this year. Even one litre of sanitizer or a single mask has not been provided by the county government, yet, when the County Executive Committee (CEC) Member was summoned by Nandi County Assembly, most the things that were bought to contain the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the county of Nandi were overpriced. It is sad that in one occasion airtime was allocated up to Kshs350,000. One wonders why such an amount would be allocated for airtime. I did not know that airtime could fight COVID-19, but it is being used to fight COVID-19 when one comes to Nandi. These are some of the issues that we need to critique. I agree that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) should be invited into the fight against this pandemic. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, yesterday, we heard the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Kagwe, talk about vaccine research. I think the WHO and the Kenyan Government and Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) must agree on the progress of this vaccine research, where he indicated that we are making good progress. In the interest of the county and the health sector, the CS in charge of Health should guide the country and indicate how far we are in the research of finding a vaccine. I know that this has not been conclusive, having been brought about by the WHO. Most of the hardest hit people are the health staff. As my colleagues have indicated, most of the people who are suffering with COVID-19 infection across the country are health staff. They do not have Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). As we talk, it is so sad that the President announced at the beginning of containment measures that health workers would be given risk allowance. To date, we find health workers going public, addressing the Press and threatening to down tools not only here in Nairobi City County, but also other counties. They are only begging for risk allowance. We are not giving them PPEs, risk allowance and a good environment on how to fight this invisible enemy. I think as a county we need to get serious. We had announced that the risk allowance should be given to health staff in this country. They are now dying. When one goes to villages, even in Nandi, people are just dying suddenly, as my colleague has said, because of this unseen enemy. Even as the containment measures are being talked about, the health staff, such as nurses and the people who are at the frontline are still begging for risk allowance like 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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