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    "id": 983839,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, to put it on record, nothing was put on hold. What was announced was that we need to limit the number of people attending funerals and marriages. This is important because if you have a huge population, it becomes another high risk area. The announcement was to ensure that we have a limited number of people attending such functions which are very common. Funerals are common these days. Therefore, it is important to reduce the numbers and make the funeral as fast as possible. That is what we talked about. Additionally, as we talk of responding, our response must also consider those people who depend on a day’s job for one meal for their families. We have people in the slums who work and earn for a day to sustain their families. It is important that we consider them because that is also part of the response. We cannot lock them down because we will lose them through hunger. The national response team should map out areas where people must work to get their daily meals. Those are the people who should be given food rations. They should be considered, just the way we consider food rations for areas that are affected by drought, floods or other natural calamities. This is one area that also needs to be looked at. Mr. Speaker Sir, if we are going to have the meetings after two weeks, it is also important that we have the Committee on Health and any other relevant committee, because committees are limited. We will not have a risky crowd when we have committees of nine or 15. It is important that the Committee on Health continues to meet. This is because as we have rightfully said, we need to get reports form the Ministry of Health, but who is going to receive that? We must have the Committee on Health in session throughout this period, so that they communicate to the relevant Ministries and the public so that everybody feels comfortable. With those remarks, I support."
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