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    "id": 979827,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c). I wish to request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs regarding the safety of Kenyans living, working, and studying in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Peoples Republic of China affected by the Corona Virus. Hon. Speaker, it is the constitutional duty of every Government to protect her citizens within the country and abroad at whatever cost. This House has continuously apportioned money to our foreign missions to enable them to handle the welfare of our citizens living in other parts of the world. While we truly empathise and stand in solidarity with our friendly nation, the Peoples Republic of China, with 1,092 fatal cases and more than 68,000 confirmed infections, it is imperative to note that every single Kenyan life matters. The recent days have seen various countries including the United States of America (USA), Nepal, Israel, Hong Kong, France and Canada evacuate their citizens from the affected hot spots, especially Wuhan City, while Kenyans are locked up in isolation. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations to address the following: (i) What is the exact number of Kenyans living, working and studying in Wuhan City? (ii) What steps has the Government of Kenya taken to evacuate the said Kenyans in the affected areas, in particular Wuhan City? It is more or less the same, but worded differently, but it would be good if it is answered at the same time."
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