{"id":1083951,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1083951/?format=json","text_counter":108,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Sakaja","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13131,"legal_name":"Johnson Arthur Sakaja","slug":"johnson-arthur-sakaja"},"content":"Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank Sen. Khaniri for raising this Statement. You will recall that there is a time when this Senate had a bird’s eye view on all matters concerning COVID-19 pandemic in this country when we had the Ad hoc Committee. There were nine thematic areas that the ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya concentrated on in our weekly reports. It might be time for the Senate to reconsider setting up a similar committee. The issue of COVID-19 pandemic is cross cutting. It seems that the country has dropped the ball when it comes to looking at issues relating to COVID-19. We have"}