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    "id": 991610,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/991610/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Christopher Omulele",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Deputy Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "(d) that, the Government considers waiving charges payable by persons who are under mandatory quarantine, excluding those isolated due to violation of social distancing and curfew requirements; (e) that, the Government of Kenya should urgently engage multilateral and bilateral lenders with a view to renegotiate loan obligations, with emphasis on waivers of interest and extensions on the repayment period, as well asking for total waivers on some of the loans so as to free up money to enable the Government to contain the spread of the pandemic, cushion Kenyans against its social and economic effects, and address economic impact of the pandemic; (f) that, to supplement the COVID-19 Fund and other measures put in place, the Budget and Appropriations Committee reviews the proposed Annual Estimates for the FY 2020/2021with a view to allocating funds towards cushioning the country further from the short-term and long-term effects of COVID-19, particularly allocating and ring-fencing funds for – (i) the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), testing and medical equipment, including adequate ventilators; (ii) the establishment of suitable health facilities for the treatment and management of infectious and viral diseases such the COVID-19; and, (iii) the establishment of suitable health facilities for the treatment and management of infectious and viral diseases such as COVID-19."
}