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    "id": 980815,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/980815/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kwamboka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 9246,
        "legal_name": "Beatrice Kwamboka Makori",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I applaud Sen. Kasanga for coming up with that important Statement. I want to contribute to the Statement on evacuation of Kenyans stranded in Wuhan, China due to the outbreak of Corona Virus. My heart is in great pain. My fellow Kenyans are suffering in China because they have been placed in quarantined premises due to the outbreak of Corona Virus. It is alleged that Kenyans cannot get basic needs and are only getting one meal per day. I watched in disbelief a discussion on Citizen Television last evening between Mr. Jeffery Okundi, a Kenyan student, who is among other Kenyans stranded in Wuhan, China and some members of the Ministry of Health’s Corona virus taskforce who confidently stated that Kenyans cannot be evacuated from Wuhan, China, because there is no quarantine facility in the country. Mr. Speaker, in the same discussion, Mr. Okundi, speaking from Wuhan, China, expressed his desire and that of the rest of the Kenyan students who are in the Wuhan area, to be evacuated like other nations are doing. He stated that they have been in a lockdown for over five weeks yet the incubation period of the Corona Virus is just 14 days. He adds that the mental stress and the wait have been too long. These individuals are suffering psychologically and any further delays may be detrimental to their health. Mr. Speaker, this House must compel the relevant authorities, including the Embassy of Kenya in China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Kenyans in Wuhan, China, are evacuated and that local mechanisms to control and manage the Corona Virus are set up within the country with immediate effect. Mr. Speaker, Article 43 of the Constitution places upon the Government the responsibility of taking care of its citizen at all times, irrespective of where they are. Right now, we have airplanes which are coming from China to Kenya. I wonder why Kenya cannot evacuate our people and bring them home. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the relevant authorities must have a timeline on when and how stranded Kenyan students in Wuhan, China, will be safely evacuated, brought home and"
}