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    "id": 1036929,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "I had raised that earlier in the Senate Business Committee. Madam Deputy Speaker, I realize that we no longer have a Committee on COVID-19 and the cases have spiked. The Committee on Health has full mandate on health issues. Earlier on, their performance was not good, but they have pulled up their socks. We have confidence. We can see some remnants of the past. Like today, you spoke about Cancer instead of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is on 1st December. As a Committee, you should have given us a Statement on HIV/AIDS. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we move ahead, during this time, especially since we are going on recess, we would like to urge that the Committee on Health remains very vigilant and that they continue with their work through Christmas just like the Committee Labour and Social Welfare will. Secondly, we are staring at a crisis. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has said they are going on a nationwide strike on Monday. The Committee on Health of the Senate, I saw that they issued recommendations with respect to Health Service Commission, but they have not put it in paper. They should be front and centre to avert this crisis. Madam Deputy Speaker, health is devolved. Sometimes the National Assembly Committee on Health tries to usurp the role of the Senate Committee on Health. If we do not do anything today, we are going to lose lives starting next week. I urge the Committee to truly burn the midnight oil all this week to sit down with the KMPDU who are our friends. Instead of shedding tears in front of the Television (TV), the Committee on Health should intervene before Monday. We do not want and we cannot afford a strike of our medics. This involves the nurses and clinical officers. In Nairobi, for example, I know what the crisis would mean. As it is, all facilities in Nairobi are strained. Today, if you have a sick person, there is no space to admit him or her. There is no space in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Imagine how this will be exacerbated with a strike. 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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