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    "id": 1033756,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support, pursuant to Standing Order No. 24 (6), that the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the Exposition of Public Policy contained in the Address of His Excellency the President delivered on Thursday 12th November, 2020. The whole presentation that was done was eschewed within specific national values. We consider ourselves in terms of service to this country. These are key and they run across the whole Speech. They are the value of patriotism. Madam Temporary Speaker, USA for some time had tried to put a lot of effort in ensuring that this patriotism is passed even to their students at various levels of education systems. We have also tried to do so, but I think we need to infuse this further within our education systems. They are values of national unity, especially considering the fact that we come from different ethnic groups and backgrounds. There is the rule of law, Constitution and the various legislations that we have. There is democracy and participation of the people and human dignity, which are key for policy issues for development of a country’s integrity. Transparency and accountability are there. Madam Temporary Speaker, these are the values that were referred to initially in the Speech. They are very critical and important. Without these, it is impossible to have a national transformative agenda that is what Kenya targets to get to. The Speech also mentioned the promotion of Bills, especially in the National Assembly and the Senate. It inferred to Article 110 (3) and the need for that consensus to happen. I am glad that we have passed that stage. We heard this afternoon that some of the Bills are coming back for consideration. Madam Temporary Speaker, the COVID-19 was also another issue that was tackled in his Speech. Today, there are 727 cases out of a sample of about 5,000 that are positive. We are not really out of the woods yet. At the time of this Speech being made, there were 1,203 deaths. Among them as we have mentioned were community health workers, medical doctors, and the medical fraternity at different levels. There were a total of 66,723 confirmed cases overall and 1,203 deaths. These are deaths we cannot afford in Kenya. These deaths have really dealt a blow to the health sector. The people who are meant to be taking care of the sick are the ones who are dying. This is not a problem only for Kenya, but across the world. Therefore, a lot of effort needs to be put to ensure that their protection is fast-hand. There are issues that we are hearing from this sector. We had an Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya within this Senate. They are issues that still need to be delved into. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have the Community Health Services Bill advocating for community health services right from the ground. It is these initiatives that 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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