{"id":1034622,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1034622/?format=json","text_counter":100,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Vihiga CWR, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. (Ms.) Beatrice Adagala","speaker":{"id":13280,"legal_name":"Beatrice Kahai Adagala","slug":"beatrice-kahai-adagala-2"},"content":" Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask Question No.356/2020 to the Cabinet Secretary for Education: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the current status of COVID-19 infections among learners in Grade Four, Standard Eight, Form Four and students in tertiary institutions and universities as well as teaching and non-teaching staff since the reopening of learning institutions? (ii) What specific measures is the Government undertaking to enhance the safety of learners, teaching and non-teaching staff particularly in the event of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic? (iii) What practical measures has the Ministry implemented to ensure that social distancing and other COVID-19 mitigation protocol requirements are adhered to? (iv) Is the Government sufficiently prepared to timeously handle COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, noting the intended full reopening of learning institutions?"}