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    "id": 1062905,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Migori CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Pamela Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "Pamela Awuor Ochieng",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I agree with most of what my colleagues have said. Indeed, the question that every Kenyan should be asking themselves is: Which way Kenya? As much as we are crying about loses of jobs and all that, the President has the responsibility to make sure that Kenyans are alive. Yes, we are losing jobs, but I think it is a matter of us acknowledging that we have a problem. Above all, this life is more precious than silver and gold. So, even as we are crying, it is important that we encourage our people to come together and look for solutions. For example, I have two areas of concern that made me insist that I had to speak to this Motion about two or three weeks ago, The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is looming food shortage in the entire world. As leaders, apart from just crying and wondering what should be done, we should be clear and send the message out there. Especially, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should be very active to encourage all Kenyans of all sorts to grow food substances of all manner in our land. This is something that we need to emphasise. We need to make sure that even if we do not have money, at least, our households have food. That is something that is so critical. It is high time we encouraged our youths to do whatever it takes. We are just about to go into the long rains. Let all those agricultural lands be occupied by something that Kenyans can eat. Number two, we are talking about COVID-19 and we thank the Ministry of Health for updating us on the percentages of infection and even the death rates that are going on. However, we need also to demand from the Ministry that places like Migori County, which I represent, along the lake, courtesy of the previous rains that over-flooded the lake, there are many deaths from Malaria. Much as we update the nation and the world on the COVID-19 issues, there are also those other diseases which are still taking the lives of Kenyans at such a high rate. I wish that even as we push for the protection of people against COVID-19, we equally do not forget about the protection of our people from those other diseases like the Malaria that I am talking about. Hon. Speaker, I know that the Ministry of Health at some stage decided to have the area sprayed, but the bleeding place has been enlarged and mosquitoes are on the rampage. I am praying that the Ministry of Health should find it wise, at least, to give us mosquito nets for the people living along the lake region. They are dying. I encourage all of us, as leaders, that this recess, or whatever else we call it, is in order. I am glad that the Motion that we are now talking about last has actually taken away all the fears that the Members were having. Those critical issues need to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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