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    "id": 991231,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/991231/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Francis Masara",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding measures being put in place to mitigate risks facing residents of border counties with regard to the spread and management of COVID-19. Notwithstanding reports that COVID-19 is quickly spreading in border counties with Migori County having recently registered its first two positive cases, some of the residents of these regions have continued to defy most of the Ministry of Health guidelines and rules regarding social distancing, wearing face masks and crossing the common border with the neighbouring counties at will. For instance, Migori County, which has been identified as a high-risk region on matters of COVID-19, is unable to control movement of people across the border with Tanzania because of the porous nature of the common border. Hon. Speaker, despite the counties being high-risk regions, most of them lack health facilities, equipment and personnel to effectively handle COVID-19 cases. For instance, Migori County does not have a single Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward."
}