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    "id": 1029505,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope I will be added time. As I said, it is with great sadness. Just about three days ago, we lost a very prominent and decent human being even though this is in addition to many people that we have lost in the recent past. In our county, we have lost our nurses. We have lost so many innocent lives in the County of Isiolo which has been touted. I would like to repeat what Sen. Wetangula has said, our governors are showing off on televisions, bragging and gloating about how they have managed and that they are prepared, but that does not exist on the ground. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just two days ago, in addition to the many and may their souls rest in peace, we lost Mr. Abdi Boru. He was a very good friend, a father, a brother and somebody that the county really valued and had worked in that county in the conservation sector for many years. He died on route to Nairobi in Nyeri. If indeed Isiolo County has facilities, why would somebody who works for that county be dying en route to Nairobi? It is sad. It is unacceptable and deplorable. Our county governments have blood on their hands. We condemn that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the Ad-Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya visited Isiolo County and witnessed what human rights defenders told us were hired beds, we were told by county officials that we are witch-hunting the governor and that some of us want to be governors. This kind of impunity from our county governments need to stop especially those that understand what health indicators are and those who are health practitioners. It is sad, unacceptable and something has to be done. This House is supposed to be oversighting county governments. It is about time that we stopped lamenting and flexed muscle so that our governors know. We need to take individual responsibility as we have been told by CS Kagwe because nobody has our backs. I would like to pass my deep condolences to our fried Abdi who passed on while trying to access facilities outside of Isiolo County but did not make it. Mr. Abdi is not alone; he is representing others who have died trying to get 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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