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    "id": 988616,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/988616/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee considered this response from the CS and made the following recommendations, which were communicated back to the CS. I believe the Secretariat also passed this response to Sen. Orengo as I directed them. (1) Having acknowledged that the burial of the late Mr. James Onyango was not carried out in line with the guidelines and protocols issued by the Ministry, and noting the distress this matter has caused not just to Mr. Onyango’s immediate family, but also to the community in Siaya and beyond, the CS should get in touch with and offer an apology to the family of the late Mr. James Onyango. Making an apology to us, as a Committee, does not suffice. He needs to get directly in touch with the family because unfortunately, we cannot repeat that process. (2) The Ministry should roll out a robust programme to train and create awareness of all the counties’ health teams and the guidelines and protocols for burying a person who dies from COVID-19. They need to ensure that this does not happen again to avoid the stigma associated with coming into contact with the family member who died from COVID-19. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee did not ask for any disciplinary interventions by the CS because this is not the time to demoralise our frontline health workers. Many of them are dealing with something that they have never dealt with before. The Ministry should make sure that all county health teams are well trained on the protocols that need to be followed, so that this does not happen to any other family in this country. I thank you."
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