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    "id": 1494831,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was happy to come and share with the Cabinet Secretary for Health especially because we have come from recess and we have been engaging with members of our communities. We have a lot of issues that are affecting health which we needed the Cabinet Secretary to clear. This morning, I am standing in for Sen. Tobiko, and Sen. Mumma especially to get clearance on the Linda Mama initiative which sought to achieve universal health access to maternal child health services. We all know my interest on maternal issues and so I missed this opportunity. However, I hope the Cabinet Secretary is going to get well and come to the Senate so that we are able to sort a number of these issues. People do not decide when they fall sick and so I am happy at least the Cabinet Secretary wrote a letter. A number of my colleagues have compared it to the impeachment process of the Deputy President that we had. I remember the Senate took its time and adjourned at the request of Senior Counsel, Hon. Paul Muite, when he indicated that the former Deputy President was sick and we took a break. When we came back, the Senior Counsel also requested that we break up to 5.00 p.m. and the Senate did so. That was a demonstration that we also appreciate that people do not choose when to get sick. We had a constitutional timeframe to observe but we went ahead. It showed we respected the right of the Deputy President then. When the Cabinet Secretary gets well, we will come out to the Senate to share on the ---"
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