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"content": "resources for health, drugs and supplies, role and engagement of county governments and mental health. The second thematic area is economic and financial issues, which covers the macro-economic effects of the Coronavirus impact on businesses, trade facilitation and measures to cushion borrowers and financial institutions. The third issue is social public order and human rights, including protection for vulnerable persons and groups, and protection of women and girls at risk of domestic abuse. This is very important to us. We have witnessed cases of domestic violence going up. Others include measures to enable learners to continue with their studies, enforcement of the nationwide curfew, restriction of movement, access to justice and the decongestion of prisons and remand facilities. The fourth area is access to food, water and basic commodities, including measures to ensure the continuous production and supply of food; that the food supply chain, water and other essential commodities continues. Finally, is support services and cross cutting issues, including awareness creation and measures to prevent infection; that is media campaigns - I saw Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. doing one in Kikamba to combat stigmatization - and the role of ICT in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, please note that I am moving one Motion on two reports, so, I will go to the second one as we proceed. In the first report, we detailed the work that was undertaken by the Committee since we have seen sections of the media saying that the Houses have run away and Parliament is not working. I would like to note and to let the country know that this Committee has held 13 sittings. This Committee is using technology, the sittings are online and it is very convenient because we have 100 per cent attendance by Members. Maybe this is what we need to do going forward. We have Sen. Faki logging in from Mombasa, Sen. Linturi logging in from Meru, Sen. Kasanga logging in from Machakos and the rest of us doing the same, and we make progress. In the first meeting, we held elections. We have had a number of meetings virtually. We came up with a work plan, adopted it and invited submissions from key stakeholders and the public. I would like to report that we received a total of 146 submissions from individuals, organizations, the Council of Governors (CoG) and from various different quarters addressing the five thematic areas in detail. The Members and the Secretariat have not slept. We have gone through each submission from whichever person who sent the submissions. Some of them include the CoG, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), healthcare workers led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), the Pharmaceutical Association of Kenya (PAK), the Kenya Healthcare Foundation (KHF), the Kenya Council of Emergency Medical Technicians (KCEMT), the Kenya Health Information Association (KHIA), Samburu Health Workers Union (SHWU) et cetera. Mr. Speaker, Sir, others are business and traders’ organizations such as the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), tour operators, Micro and Small Enterprises Foundation, Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), including the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), the International Commission 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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