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    "id": 984185,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to add my voice to this important Motion. I support it and the Ad Hoc Committee. I have a lot of faith in the list of Senators that has been presented to us. I believe that they will do the task ahead of them. I also laud the national Government for the measures that it has taken and the work that it is currently doing. At the same time, I congratulate and commend the health workers who have sacrificed themselves to do a lot of work on our behalf, and for serving the nation faithfully. I believe that the Government will look at their welfare, protect and provide for all their needs. Many Kenyans live out of the cities and cannot afford a television or radio in their homes. Therefore, some of them are not aware of what is happening in the other world. For example, in Marsabit, we have people who live in small villages and are not aware of what is happening. Therefore, I suggest that county governments take the responsibility of creating awareness and conduct campaigns by sending vehicles to villages with information, so that our people are well aware of what Covid-19 entails. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of water is sensitive. As has been suggested, the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation and county governments should take up the responsibility to provide enough water. We have some counties that have many challenges in that area. Therefore, county governments should take care of the citizens in their areas. Much has been said on funds that can be allocated. Sometimes when you look at the pastoralist areas, you wonder whether they will be given enough attention. I suggest that equal attention is given to all the counties and rural areas, so that our people do not suffer because of Covid-19, which is already affecting the entire world. The police brutality that is happening in our nation is not good. We have already lost two people. The man who was killed on the first day of the curfew as a result of police brutality was taking a woman, who was in labour, to hospital. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to speak on behalf of women in Kenya. Labour comes any time, and now that there is the curfew, the Government should provide ways in which women can be supported. This is so that in case they are in labour, any hospital close to them can provide the services that they require. I want to mention something on education before I conclude. We have candidates who are preparing for their exams. Some of them are already living in great dilemma and they do not know what is ahead of them. I suggest that the Ministry of Education put things clear, so that the parents and candidates who are living in anxiety can be helped"
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