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    "id": 980821,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "have a very robust society and Sen. Wetangula and I were there last year. You wonder whether this is a control mechanism. This is a matter of conjecture actually, it is not something that is proven. We are living in a world where China is very competitive; it is rising to become the second most important economy and also a Super Power possible - even though they say that they do not have that kind of ambition. Also, curiously, that there was a small information technology company that was able to predict how the Corona virus was to spread. We are told that they did so by looking at the planes, how they were coming from Wuhan and where they were flying to. To me that sounds a little bit suspect. I have come across some documents online that say that this Corona virus was invented in some laboratory somewhere and that it is already patented. That really raises serious questions, like where did HIV/AIDS come from? Sometimes we think that these things are out of this world but when you see millions of people affected, you have to wonder. You have seen what Sen. Kwamboka talked about, Kenyans who do not even have a meal. I know my good friend, Sarah Serem - she is a gracious lady; we used to have a run in here about salaries in Kenya - but I met her in Beijing and she is doing a good job. I think that what she should do is to tell us whether any measures have been put in place to curb this scourge. This is because the only person that I have heard recovered from this disease is actually an African. We need to know, what measures are being put in place to ensure that this scourge is curbed. Kenyans are always going to China and this is going to affect us directly because most of our imports are from there. If you look at the balance of payment deficit, issues of trade between Kenya and China is very high. Certainly, that is affecting our economy whether we like it or not. The prevalence of this Corona virus means that if Isaac Mwaura cannot go and import something from China and come and sell it in Gikomba, there is no supply. That also means that people will not have jobs. We need to look at it seriously. However, as I conclude, I want to say that I have not seen the Kenyan Government reacting very well. You know all those cases that have been said not be Corona virus. I hope that that is true and it is not just a question of trying to hood-wink the public. However, the manner in which the Ministry of Health has responded to this is very lackadaisical. So, we need to get to the bottom of this. It also speaks to the issue of our preparedness. What if the Corona virus had started in Kenya; how many Kenyans would have been affected by now? It calls on us, also as a Senate to ensure that we have some internal resilience around the health matter. However, when you look at the current BPS, you still see the National Government trying to take over from counties and that means that we need to do much more. You know that MES is a mess. I do not know whether that equipment would have helped but it just calls on us to pay attention with regard to such a thing ever happening in Kenya. I support the Statement."
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