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    "id": 1062121,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1062121/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "waiters, people who sell mahindi choma and low-income families. The President did not provide a safety net to these families who are suffering. This is sad and we would have expected the President to learn one or two things since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondly, most of the matatus that operate within the locked down counties are acquired from loans. The issues of tax relief, tax exception and loan restructuring were done away with. We would have expected the Government to order commercial banks and other money lending institutions to restructure loans, especially for the people who have borrowed. Most eateries and establishments in the hospitality industry are running on loans. We expected there would be tax relief or tax exemptions, the way Governor Mutua of Machakos County has done. This is the way to cushion Kenyans, especially through loan restructuring. The fourth point I want to make is on the mass testing and vaccination. We received about 1.2 million vaccines. We are told at least 100,000 Kenyans have been vaccinated. The President has not requested for money in the supplementary budget, from the National Assembly to vaccinate the 47.5 million Kenyans free of charge. Be it the vaccine that comes from Russia, AstraZeneca or Moderna from the United States of America, so that all Kenyans can have an opportunity to receive free vaccination. Today, as we agree or disagree to go on adjournment, what is the exit strategy? The strategy is not about lockdowns and curfews. You are delaying the spread of COVID-19. What is the masterplan that the Executive has put in place that needs complimentary support from the Judiciary and Parliament going into the future? As we go on recess, we have agreed that the Committees can function. I challenge the Health Committee that as we come occasionally back to the House, they should give timely updates on interventions and the masterplan on the way out. I saw a bishop from PEFA church who knows better strategies than lockdowns and curfews. Therefore, I challenge the President that this is the right time to provide leadership. There is a saying by the former Prime Minister of Great Britain that the person who matters is the person in the ring, who has sweat, blood and in the thick of things. Finally, on police brutality, I ask the police as they implement lockdowns and curfews, this is not a license for human rights abuses. You remember Kenya was singled"
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