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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "of passing BBI before you start shouting. I think some of us are experts in that area. We can give you tutorials on that matter, if you so wish. Hon. Speaker, I want to explain why we will always talk about lockdowns in Kenya. About two weeks ago, you permitted us to go to Dubai. I want Hon. Members to listen carefully. In that country, because they rely on tourism, they do not lockdown their country. What are they doing? They are ensuring that everyone in that country is tested and masked. If you do not wear a face mask, the fine is equivalent to Ksh100,000. Everyone in that country wears a mask. We are getting a 26 per cent positivity rate because Kenyans have already dropped their guard. The protocols are very clear but we do not adhere to them. When things get bad, we start complaining. It is time Kenyans, led by the leaders in this House, adhered strictly to the health protocols. If we do that, Hon. Speaker, we will be able to come to the other debate. Hon. Speaker, I do not know that Hon. Members are exceptional. However, what I have realised - and I lost a colleague to COVID-19 and buried him last weekend - is that many COVID- 19 positive Kenyans do not declare their status. They just keep quiet till they are out of it and then declare that they had been positive. Because of that, they spread the disease to other Kenyans who are not positive. As Kenyans, we need to be honest with ourselves so that when we say we adhere to the protocols, we do that. When Members are sick, they should declare they are sick and isolate themselves as other Members continue with business. However, when some of us get sick and want to come to Parliament, they spread the sickness by not declaring their status."
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