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    "id": 1081798,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mvita, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdullswamad Nassir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have heard my colleagues speak very loudly on this matter of blood transfusion, donation and centre. I speak as a donor because I am a regular one and donate blood once in every three months. As much as I congratulate the Departmental Committee on Health for coming up with this Report, we most importantly must congratulate Kenyans for the close to 160,000 pints that are collected every single year. Kenyans actually donate that blood. The Vice-Chair was indicating that the current figures – and it is due to COVID-19 – are at about 64,000 pints. On average, the country collects about 160,000 pints vis-a-vis what is actually required, one million pints annually. I have heard everyone talk about what happens in the case of a disaster. I have lived through it when we had the Mpeketoni terror attack in Lamu and the Dusit attack in Nairobi. I am so honoured, privileged and proud to be a life member of the Red Cross and equally a patron of an organisation formed by very young Kenyans called Red Splash where we have been able to donate blood regularly for such causes. When you look at the figures, during the holy month of Ramadhan, we always have a low number of people donating blood. It is because people prefer not donating blood during Ramadhan . However, we have come up with campaigns which have been able to save lives. This is something that needs to be taught to every single person regardless of what your religion, tribe, creed or financial standing in society is. I do not know who the blood I donate will save. The blood that has 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."
}