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    "id": 1160601,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have a Communication. As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected Parliaments along with all other governance institutions. Parliaments have had to balance continuing to discharge their constitutional responsibilities to ensure democratic governance, enacting and meticulously overseeing Executive powers to combat the pandemic, setting an example in terms of safe working practices and protecting the health of parliamentarians and parliamentary staff. Upon declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak on 30th January, 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and subsequent confirmation by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the first confirmed case of COVID-19 within Kenyan borders on 13th March, 2020, the challenge for the Parliament of Kenya then was to shut down and wait the pandemic out, or to take measures to ensure that the work of a modern Legislature of legislation, representation and oversight does not stall and is transacted within constitutional and statutory requirements of such work. The Speakers of both Houses of Parliament issued guidelines aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 and to minimize the risk of an outbreak within Parliament, which at the time of issue in March, 2020, were meant to remain in force for 30 days."
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