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    "id": 1130251,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1130251/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the President",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 168,
        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": "Once again, as we have always done, we have shown that Kenyans are a people who put country above self and neighbour above individual. We are a people who firmly believe in exercising our rights and freedoms in a responsible and purposive manner. While a few battles have been won, the war against COVID-19 is not yet won. We cannot rest on our laurels. Now, more than ever, we are faced with yet another variant of this Corona Virus - the Omicron variant - that is said to carry a higher risk of infection. This variant may explain the infection rate spikes that we are witnessing across the globe. I pledged to the nation in June this year that by Christmas we would have over 10 million adults vaccinated. As of today, we have achieved a target of 7.1 million Kenyans, up from five million as announced on Mashujaa Day in October, 2021. Hon. Speakers, to fortify our national resolve against COVID-19, and in honour of all the Kenyans we have lost to the disease, I today urge all Kenyan adults to visit their nearest medical facility to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccines are in stock across all our counties. Already, with a daily average rate of over 100,000 vaccinations, we have a much smaller target to meet within the next 25 days. Therefore, I once again call on all Kenyans to rally under the call of “25 days to Christmas” to secure their vaccinations to meet and surpass the target that we set ourselves. I invite the media, in all its various forums and forms, to use their platforms to perform the social good and promote the vaccination campaign. This new variant‟s profile remains unknown for now. It is, therefore, better to err on the side of caution. By receiving our vaccinations, we will have played our part in securing not only our own lives, but also in protecting the lives of those around us. Let us be responsible in this endeavour. That shot in the arm is our most powerful weapon against a disease that has ravaged the world. That shot in the arm of every adult Kenyan will also be a shot in the arm for our"
}