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    "id": 983568,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay Town, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "thereafter, makes me confirm to the nation that we are looking at death in the eye. This is a crisis of monumental proportions. We need to change our habits. I was in my constituency on Friday and everybody was running to hug and greet me. We must change this African culture which makes people think that unless they touch you, they have not greeted you. The Government has given directives. I have a very big problem with those directives to the extent that they are not adequate. These directives are still being couched as some permissive regulations: “Please, avoid going to church. Please, avoid going to the mosque.” This “please, please, please” must be stopped. We must tell people succinctly that they should not go to church or worship places. We must sanction anybody going there. In Italy today, you need certification. We must go that direction. This idea that we are still dancing in night clubs sweating and sneezing over one another is not good. The Ministry of Water and Sanitation is currently very core. There is no way a place like Homa Bay is going to survive if there is no water in public places, for instance, in markets. People need water to wash their hands. I commend the Government. So far so good, but we must give mandatory directives upon which failure to comply could lead to penalties as is the case in other countries which have been hit. Time is short. We wanted to share more, but that is the direction we have to give. We have to change our habits. We must be firm in dealing with this matter. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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