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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion that we alter our calendar to be having sittings once a week on Tuesday. We do not want to send a message of fear to Kenyans, but we must be realistic. That is why we are leaders. The situation is so bad, almost desperate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you have friends who are doctors, they will tell you and warn you that no matter your status in the society, you are likely to miss admission into an ICU facility, not only in Nairobi, but also across the country in many counties. If you listen to scientists, they will tell you that the current virus spreads pretty fast, it is very easy to contract it and it is very easy for it to take you down. That is the reality. Therefore, we have to lead from the front. There are many examples we can learn from. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Judiciary, last week I saw a communication that the law courts in Thika had suspended business because some members of staff had contracted COVID-19. Unless we have business that is so urgent that we cannot adjourn to another day, let us deal with what is extremely urgent. Kenyans are very private people. You will be surprised that even within Parliament you might have interacted with members of staff or colleagues who contract the virus, but silently go to hospital to seek for treatment. The strategy for now is to keep our public engagements as low as possible. By extension, I think we need more stringent measures from the Government. I have seen my friends in politics that once we move to the countryside we are still doing roadside meetings, we are addressing people in the shopping centres and we are doing so without our masks. I want to appeal to the President to borrow what is happening in Europe. You can see what is happening in the United Kingdom (UK), visitation within families is limited to two families. Even then, you must do it externally, not inside somebody’s house. Germany is going back to lockdown. We want to appeal to Government because the responsibility to save lives at the end of the day, is vested in the Government. I want to appeal to His Excellency the President, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health and the CS for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government to come up with more stringent measures so that we can contain this virus because our health facilities are full. We have nowhere to take our patients. I support, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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