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    "id": 1062964,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1062964/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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        "legal_name": "Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, when things become difficult, the wisest people make decisions even if it hurts many people. In as much as I support this Motion for Adjournment, I have a problem with the presidential directive because it is indefinite. It does not give Kenyans any hope. It was left open-ended. We do not know how long it is going to take and where else it is going to affect. As we speak, many Kenyans are suffering and more so, within those five counties. It is not only affecting five counties, but also others that trade with them. This lockdown, therefore, is affecting the entire country. Those of us who come from counties which are not affected are not happy because we are not able to trade with them. Hon. Speaker, there is need for the Executive to be sensitive to those small companies, farmers and traders who are depending on their businesses for their livelihoods. When you lock down everything from 8.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m., what are you telling Kenyans? You are insensitive to their needs. On the other side of the coin, if you declare a lockdown, give solutions on how those Kenyans are going to survive. Somebody said BBI is not a priority. To me, it is never going to be a priority. It will never be a priority to us. For the ones who want to support it politically, it is okay. We need money for vaccine and testing. I am of the view that the high positivity rate is because after the second wave, the Government stopped testing Kenyans. Now, we are caught up in the third wave. The statistics we are now seeing are the cumulative effect of the failure of the Ministry to test Kenyans. It is like the vaccine is being controlled from certain quarters. Let it be open and distributed to all corners. Kenyans are willing to take the vaccine. The Government cannot earn trust from its people if it fails to do so. I hope our Deputy President who has been tested and vaccinated today will encourage many people to go and follow his example. I support."
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