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    "id": 1062068,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1062068/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "What is a pandemic? It is not an epidemic because an epidemic is confined to a small community but this is a global occurrence. The COVID-19 fits that description of a global pandemic which is infectious and spreading. Unless some very stringent measures are put in place, the entire populations will be decimated. We do not have to joke or argue against it. Having defined what a pandemic is, being an infectious disease, unless some measures are put in place, we will lose so many people. That is why I am fully persuaded, first of all, as a professional medic to support the amended form of this Motion. It means so much for the population of this country. We cannot continue fooling around with an infectious disease that is already killing thousands of our people and pretend to be heroes that we will be able to reverse the events. We will not be able. The best thing we can have is to operationalize the Public Health Act. For the sake of clarity, the Public Health Act Chapter 242(3) Section 17-20 deals with notification of an infectious disease. The Ministry of Health has done so. Part Four deals with prevention and suppression of this scourge which is where we are. The best thing that the Senate can do is to be part of this fight against this pandemic. I fully support the Government efforts by the President and Ministry of Health. They must be fully supported by this House while performing their duties. That is why we are allowing the committees to be in session so that they can check the excesses particularly when the resources are being shifted from normal budgets to deal with this pandemic by its nature being an infectious disease. That is why this House must at all times ---"
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