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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.K. Nyamai",
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        "legal_name": "Rachael Kaki Nyamai",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to make reference to a public statement that was made by the Cabinet Secretary for Health. This is a contingency fund and it is from our emergency kitty. As a country, we cannot say that we give this bill to Kenya Airways. At the end of the day, it is the country that must take responsibility for the health of the Kenyans. So, I agree that there is a typo and as it is, it is Kshs670 million. This fund is meant to ensure that we are properly protected. There is the contingency plan which I have here and which I am also going to table. It is for anyone who may want to peruse to see what this Kshs670 million is meant to do. Hon. Deputy Speaker, in terms of treatment in case we got a case, there is a drug that has not been tested on humans. This is a question that we also sought clarification from the Cabinet Secretary. He pointed out that there is a drug called ZMapp. This drug has not been tested on humans. I would also not want to make further comments on this, but the question is: Suppose we got a case of Ebola in this country and this is the only drug that is available, would this drug be administered to a Kenyan patient? The clarification we got is that this drug may be used but since we do not have a case, we should just get the comfort that our country has done so well. So far, we do not have a case of Ebola. I would also like to comment on what hon. Sumra has said. Yes, we are talking too much about Ebola and it is okay because everybody is scared. We also want to find out whether our country is properly prepared. What I can say, from the information that we have received from the Ministry, is that this country is properly prepared and we should not worry as Members of Parliament. We should inform our constituents that Kenya is properly taken care of. We are prepared in case of any emergency and we should be happy that we do not have a case so far. So, the Ministry has done very well on that line. Hon. Lodepe, the Turkana Central Member of Parliament has said that some people might be walking in and out of the country. I would like to say that for all legal points of entry we have health workers who have been properly trained. Their capacity building has been done properly and as long as they are legal points of entry, we have officers from the Ministry of Health who are taking care of that. However, I also take note of the fact that we have illegal points of entry and it is something that the Ministry needs to worry about. It requires collaboration just as we did here when this matter was brought up. We had collaboration from various departmental committees because it is a security and health issue. So, it requires The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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