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    "id": 977321,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also weigh in on the issue of Coronavirus. Sen. Olekina talked of about 37 locations worldwide that have been affected by the disease. I checked on the internet 33 minutes ago and found that the number has increased from 37 to 47 locations. That shows that the invasive level of the virus to an extent that Japan has closed its schools and they will remain closed for the whole month of March. South Korea and United States (US) have called off the joint military operations. The Prime Minister of Australia has warned of global pandemic crisis. Besides, markets in Asia and Europe have slammed. Therefore, it is a tragedy to conceive an idea that an airline landed in Nairobi and the directive was that they do self-quarantine. I am a professionally trained person. That jargon defeats my training in the university. I do not know where it is being applied. This is not the first time I have handled emergencies in this country. There was a time I handled anthrax which was being propagated through envelopes and we had to warn people. At every entry point, we made sure that we took various steps to contain the situation so that the disease does not enter Kenya. We have handled many other scourges before, but Coronavirus is very evasive. It is transmitted through contact and droplets and that is why people wear masks. We should not allow that kind of a situation. Last week I made a comment. I said that if our Government wants to take active actions, it should open a receiving bay, either at the airport or some other area, where all incoming passengers must stay for a minimum of 14 days. Finally, can they bring our Kenyans home?"
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