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    "id": 1030261,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rozaah Buyu",
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        "legal_name": "Rozaah Akinyi Buyu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak my heart about people who seem to be forgotten and yet, they are expected to ensure that Kenyans remain alive, especially in this difficult time of Covid-19. I am a Member of this Committee. I applaud the Committee for having taken the initiative and for having been proactive to go around the police stations just to see that those people, who we call the police and who we are expecting to save Kenyan’s lives, what about them... We are talking about front-liners in this fight against Covid-19. The police, indeed, qualify to be considered as front-liners just like our healthcare workers. Today, I am a Member of Parliament and I have the opportunity not to come into the Chamber and to work from home. One, probably because I am around or over 58 years or because I am pre-disposed. However, the police, just like the healthcare workers, do not have that opportunity or that choice. We expect them to ensure our safety. We also expect them to ensure that, as Kenyans, we follow the given guidelines so that we are not infected. If those people do not have that choice and have to walk out every day exposing themselves, they obviously need to be considered in a special way than the rest of us. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you go to the police stations where they are expected to serve Kenyans, you will find that right at the front desk, there is congestion. Already at the reception, you will find four or five policemen sitting at a small reception. Kenyans who come to their offices or the police station are not tested so that anybody can know whether they are infected or not. As those people get served by the police, they automatically put the lives of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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