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    "id": 983822,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "hierarchy to defeat something that needs a lot of focus from the Executive, ourselves and the immediate responders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a concern that we should not be comparing best practice. Yes, Coronavirus (COVID-19) appears across the board but the response initiative - what we have as a resource in this country - is not the same at all. Therefore, our response cannot be a replica of the response of the United States of America (USA) or Italy. As a House, we must look at our own situation critically with our resources, needs and levels of awareness in mind and then make sure that we respond and support the process as opposed to becoming an impediment to it. As I sit here, we have different ways in which we could go. People have talked about telemedicine. I know every county is coming up with something but there is a lot of duplication. Is there a situation where perhaps, telemedicine and other innovative approaches can be used? This House can encourage that and ensure that there is information sharing especially with regard to community information where this Senate can come in handy. In terms of us being treated or tested; are the rest of Kenyans being tested? If we become selfish, what about the people out there that are not being tested? Last week there were only 1,000 test kits. I know the kits that cost 19 Rands are not really the World Health Organization (WHO) certified kits. I can tell you that for a fact, because from here, I will be joining the response team of the Kenya Red Cross (KRC) to help with whatever I know about mass casualty incidents. I can tell you for a fact, there were only 1,000 WHO certified African Union Centre for Disease Control (AUCDC) given ones. Of those 1,000, do we want to use them ourselves or reserve them for the very needy cases, while we manage the other cases as need arises? Please, let us not become---"
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