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    "id": 986831,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I beg to request for a Statement regarding the provision of food and other stuff by the Government under the feeding programmes in the informal settlements across the country. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding the provision of food and other foodstuffs under the Government feeding programme in informal settlements across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Many Kenyans rely on daily wages for survival and majority of such people live in informal settlements both in the major cities and towns as well as in the rural areas, for example, in Mwambao, Gatugura, Rukenya, Kimunye, Kianjiru, Mbiri and Kamugunda in Gichugu Constituency among many others in other constituencies across the country. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (a) What measures has the Government put in place to cushion and ensure that no lives will be lost as a result of hunger or lack of food during the COVID-19 pandemic period? (b) What criteria is the Ministry using to identify the very needy and vulnerable Kenyans that will benefit from the Government relief food during this period? (c) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure the smooth delivery and distribution of the relief food without discrimination, favoritism, wastage and theft and in a manner that will not compromise the laid down procedures on social distancing? (d) When is the Ministry intending to start the said relief programme across the country?"
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