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    "id": 1062739,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "vaccination. The risk is higher without vaccination than with vaccination. Even if our blood is going to clot, I do not know how many people have experienced that blood clot. Hon. Speaker, let us encourage our constituents, especially those who are at advanced age such as Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal, to go for vaccination as fast as possible. I know Hon. Nyikal has no problem because he is a doctor, but those of us who have not been vaccinated and are at the age of the Chair, Departmental Committee for Justice and Legal Affairs, should be vaccinated. If he has not been vaccinated, he is doing a big harm to himself and the rest of us who know him and who love him. I wanted to plead with Members not to be cowards when it comes to this vaccination. Let us encourage ourselves and our constituents. Encourage the Government of Kenya to make available enough vaccines in this country. Finally, I know I have been one of the culprits of those who are encouraging bad habits of holding big meetings where people do not wear masks. Even this Friday, I will be in some place, but will ensure some social distance and people will have masks. That is a funeral I will be attending, but I will see how to conduct myself and how to advise my people. I am talking generally as a leader in this country. We have let down this country big way. In fact, the rising cases are as a result of the many rallies and meetings we have been holding. Our people had already concluded that COVID-19 is gone. I know there are some of my two colleagues here and you were with me, Hon. Speaker, when they were saying that Coronavirus is not there. They still believe there is no Coronavirus and you find them with masks. So I ask myself: If you are telling people there is no Coronavirus, yet you are wearing masks… I asked them if they are telling people there is no Coronavirus, why they are then masking and covering their mouths and noses. You have not been doing this before. So, let us not mislead people. I hope what they are telling us is not what they are telling their constituents back at home. Hon. Speaker, I am happy the restaurant has been closed because I think it was killing us. Even today, I saw people seated around tables drinking tea and there is no way they can wear masks. Who can drink tea while wearing a mask? Nobody. So, all of them did not have masks and were talking loudly. You know how politicians talk. We talk the way we do and during the process, a lot of harm is caused to others. Hon. Speaker, with those many remarks, I want to second the Motion that we take this recess. Thank you."
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