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    "id": 1059649,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I support this Motion; it is timely. I think the issue of COVID-19 cannot be overstated because of its devastating effects on both health and economy that we are facing at the moment. I agree with my colleagues that we need to ask the Committee on Health to be more proactive. There are so many questions that Kenyans have. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, because I have seen in online pictures that you have already taken AstraZeneca Vaccine. I think that is the confidence we need to show Kenyans. It is so sad that the Ministry of Health and the taskforce on vaccination in the country are telling us they have only vaccinated 40,000 Kenyans against 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccines that were shipped into the country. The National Assembly are yet to pass the Supplementary Budget. In some of those issues they are including in the budget, I have not seen anywhere where they have given money to the Executive to purchase at least 47.5 million vaccines in the country. There was a time that the ad hoc Committee recommended the investigation and special audit by the Auditor General on the use of COVID-19 funds. It is sad that most counties misused and abused the funds that were allocated though the donors and the Government. The Committee on Health should follow-up on the implementation of that report that was done by the Auditor-General on the usage of COVID-19 funds. We need to continue encouraging Kenyans to take the vaccine. There are so many myths. Some are saying when one takes the vaccine they can suffer erectile dysfunction or become sick. As a country, we need to address these myths and encourage more people to take the vaccine."
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