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    "id": 1031500,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1031500/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the President",
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        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": "of 2020) and a proposed legislation on administration of referenda, enhancing governance and deepening our anti-corruption efforts. As we ushered the third decade of the 21st Century, we were invaded by locusts threatening to decimate our food baskets and the livelihood of millions of our farmers. In the far eastern part of the globe, a new disease (COVID-19) was emerging, devastating millions of people. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020, and a pandemic on 11th March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented loss of lives, global economic slow-down; postponement of major cultural, religious, political and sporting events, including the 2020 Olympic Games. It also led to the shutting down of borders and airspaces, the closure of institutions of learning, disruption of production and supply chains, a massive strain on health systems in every nation on earth and tremendous pressure on individuals, families, communities and entire nations. On 28th February 2020 through Executive Order No. 2 of 2020, I established a framework to upscale and coordinate Kenya's preparedness and response to the Coronavirus threat. Kenya's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the 13th March 2020. In the days and weeks that followed, my Government put in place a series of public health measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. These included Kenya's first ever nationwide curfew since Independence, the restriction of movement into and out of the most affected counties, the shutdown of learning institutions, a ban on public and social gatherings, restrictions on the number of passengers in public service vehicles, among other containment measures. Our health institutions also ramped up their preparedness by training their staff on management of the disease by creating isolation areas and by procuring and deploying the relevant equipment and medication. Despite these commendable efforts, as of this morning, Thursday 12th November 2020, we have reported a total of 66,723 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our country and sadly, also a total of 1,203 deaths since this tragedy fell upon us out of which we can say that 23 persons succumbed to the disease over the last 24 hours. Our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones to Coronavirus. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are undergoing isolation or treatment with respect to this disease and we wish them a quick and complete recovery. Hon. Speakers and Hon. Members, I would like at this juncture to request all of you to rise up on your feet and join me in observing a minute of silence in honour of the memory of 1,203 Kenyans who have succumbed to this deadly disease."
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