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    "id": 1147331,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laisamis, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Marselino Arbelle",
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        "legal_name": "Marselino Malimo Arbelle",
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    "content": "This morning, I heard from CNN that some countries like North Korea are experiencing COVID-19 wave. I have also read that a country like United Kingdom is experiencing something called monkey pox. We are used to chicken pox. It is the first time I am hearing of monkey pox. Maybe some people are playing around with monkeys over there and then they transmit to us diseases which are carried only by animals. That is why we come across this thing called COVID-19. No one ever knew what COVID-19 was. As a result of this pandemic, Kenyans have learned to observe hygiene. At least, you have seen a container with water and soap at the entrance of every Government office. It is not only at Government offices, but all institutions and buildings. People tend to wash their hands first. That is very good. As you go about your chores for the day, you will touch here and there, and your nose. So, you will end up carrying a lot of germs with you. It is very important that Kenyans have learned how to observe hygiene. The Committee is set out to look at the welfare of Members of Parliament. That is very key. I have a personal experience: I receive many calls from morning to evening. Even when I go to sleep, the phone just keeps ringing. You can imagine how much stress an MP goes through. At the end of the day, it is important to take care of the health of such an MP. Let me also say that when we have this facility available to the MPs, it should not just be physical machines. I have seen instances where we are not provided with water and fresh fruits. When you finish your jogging, running or something, you should at least have some drink by the side. That is also very key. I think the Select Committee on Members’ Services and Facilities will look at that. Whenever I take my meals at the cafeteria here, which I do very rarely, they do not meet my specifications. I take my meals in some Somali restaurant from outside. When I take meals here, I find that the foods they serve are extremely cold. It is like they have just been taken out of a freezer. African countries grow fresh foods and vegetables then we export them to European countries. They can keep such foods in freezers over there. Here, we are supposed to just pick them from the farm or markets and bring them to the table and cafeterias. They do not have to keep it in deep freezers. It is going to affect our teeth. I think the Committee can also take note of that. With those few remarks, just to give an opportunity to my colleagues to also contribute, I support."
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