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    "id": 1059584,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this important Motion on alteration of the calendar. I know that the situation that we are in at the moment is a bit precarious. It is risky for all us dealing with this issue of COVID-19. I know that a number of colleagues have gone through the ailment of COVID-19. There are others out there, for example, our staff, families and friends. It is worse that we are losing many people at this point in time. If you ask me, I still propose to the Executive, through the Office of the President, to make the measures a bit more stringent, particularly in relation to social areas and facilities. This is because we are needlessly losing many people. I hope that this period, the Committee on Health will embark on its responsibility. I know that there was an ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 which we wound-up, but we want to see the Committee on Health more active. I know that the Senate Deputy Majority Leader and the Whip are here. They should assist the House in pushing for serious action on the part of the Committee on Health to make proposals that will assist the Executive to deal with this issue. It may be necessary to lock down some areas in the country for the time being. In fact, there is something that we need to assist with. Apart from citizens like us who serve in different capacities getting the vaccine, we need to have a proper roll out. We must know how the roll out will be done in a more transparent manner which is beneficial to senior citizens and those who have underlying conditions so that we can protect our people. I wish, as Parliament, many of us would have done the vaccine publicly, led by you, Mr. Speaker, and your brother in the National Assembly just as a way of dispelling these rumours about the consequences of taking a vaccine. It has become so deep particularly in the rural areas. I spoke to one of my supporters who is an elderly lady and she was telling me that she had heard from the radio that taking the vaccine would be detrimental to her health. I do not know what we can do to ensure that we instil confidence. As we instil confidence, let us first assure the people of Kenya that the vaccine is existing and is a priority programme for the people of Kenya. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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