Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 988802,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/988802/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 380,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "(Sen. Orengo)]: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya for this Report. This is not the first Report they are making, but we can already see the fruits of the work. I hope that when you consider the legislation, some of what is born in the Report will find itself in the legislation. Earlier on, Sen. Khaniri described this as a war except that this is a silent war with an invisible enemy. In every war, there are always merchants. This pandemic may not end in the near future. The estimations are that probably the worst cases may go beyond the year, but thereafter, it may keep on recurring. There should be some synergy between the Ad hoc Committee and the Committee on Health so that this is an ongoing exercise during the period at which there is national attention to this pandemic. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, normally there are merchants of war. In this particular case, we must watch out for these merchants. The taxpayer has already played his part and Parliament is playing its part. As you know, when funds are made available in billions, there is likelihood that there would be no transparency and accountability. That goes without saying, in Kenya, there are those problems that we are going to encounter in the course of this pandemic. Those who remember the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) which was established under the Office of the President in 1999, suffered from many problems, including loss of taxpayers’ money. In this regard, I hope that part of the role that this Adhoc Committee is going to play is to make sure that the money that is made available for this process is properly used. 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."
}