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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. There have been many pandemics in history. In fact, this pandemic may be confirming the saying that history repeats itself. You may be aware that sometime in the 14th Century, there was a pandemic known as the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague. What was unique about that pandemic in the 14th Century is that it started where the other one started and peaked where this one is likely to peak, that is, in Europe. At that time, when it peaked in the middle of the 14th Century, more than 75 million to 200 million people died in Europe. If you look at the figures of the reported cases now, the numbers that are being reported for European countries are very large. In fact, if you compare to African countries, one may suggest that ours is insignificant. The pandemic as it was then, and as it is now, knows no borders. In fact, some of the most powerful and the richest countries are recording the highest cases. There are cases reported in all the countries that belong to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council; the United Kingdom, United States of America (USA), China, Russia and France. Moreover, some of the richest countries that belong to the United Nations Security Council like Japan have also recorded cases. As somebody has said before, it does not discriminate the poor or the rich. We have some of the celebrities and leaders in the world who have tested positive. Talking about this from a historical dimension, I can say that the third world countries and Africa were not intensively hit like some of the first world countries. However, that does not mean that we should not take cognizance of the fact that the spread is universal and has a degree of intensity that we cannot deal with effectively. I hope that with time and as we learn, this pandemic will be dealt with effectively. I want to repeat what was said earlier by one or two of my colleagues. In China, some of the doctors and nurses who first dealt with this pandemic in the City of Wuhan tested positive and some of them died eventually. In the United States and some places in Europe, health workers, nurses and first responders have met with the tragedy of either suffering from the virus or eventually dying. Therefore, I would plead like the other Members who have done before, as a matter of emphasis, that the Government needs to do a lot in preparing the people who will take care of us; the health workers. As I speak now, I do not think there is sufficient training and equipment going to health workers, either in Nairobi or in the counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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