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    "id": 1093824,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will try. I was saying that in this country, we have people who can afford to get a vaccine, which costs 70 dollars and those who cannot afford. The gap between the rich and the poor in this country is quite wide. Why not allow those who can afford to pay for them to be vaccinated? For those who cannot afford, the Government can spend their time and taxes to help them. This is a very emotive issue. We read about vaccination in other countries. In the United States of America (USA), for example, the Biden administration is now giving citizens 100 dollars for them to be vaccinated. They are given as a reward, yet in this country, when other people import with approval from the PPB, someone else feels like they should have consulted them first. There is a reason for the division of labour and specialization. There is also a reason as to why services are devolved. Every single department is given their task. So, what is the point of us establishing the PPB, yet the Ministry of Health, particularly the CS wants to micromanage it? Mr. Temporary Speaker, like I said before, I do not know whether this Statement will help because we have dealt with that issue. It is now water under the bridge. The vaccines have been shipped out of the country. It will be interesting to know whether the few hundred thousands of Kenyans who have been vaccinated have had some serious side effects. I would be happy to learn that. I think that the biggest discussion that we must have right now is how do we allow more Kenyans to be vaccinated? It is sad that people are dying on a daily basis. Earlier on when we dealt with the Petition from Kisumu County citizens, we talked about the different variants of COVID-19. The way it mutates, we now know that it is the S protein that causes this Delta variant. We are dealing with vaccines and we do not even know whether the current AstraZeneca or the Pfizer, which is being brought in can deal with the new COVID-19 variant. I think we are just talking for the sake of talking, not to help our people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I fully support this Statement by Sen. Cherargei and I do hope that we can get answers and not just mere talk."
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