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    "id": 993058,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I join my colleagues in hailing you for the decision or direction that you have given in regard to voting on the Floor of this Chamber. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about monumental changes in the way business is transacted in this country, region and entire world. The other day, I saw the Presidents of the East African Community (EAC) holding a virtual meeting and making very strong recommendations on the way forward. The fact that a decision was made virtually does not make it any less of a decision of the Summit. In our committees, we are holding virtual meetings. We are interrogating Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and making recommendations. We are making serious progress through the internet. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the avoidance of doubt, all of us are being called upon to innovate around the challenges brought about by COVID-19. Those who choose to stick to the old ways of doing things at such a time will definitely sink. However, those of us who choose to innovate around this pandemic, will definitely stay afloat. You have done well to guide us on how to vote through the delegations. We will stand guided. There are those who have the mentality that they will sit back and wait for things to return to normal before we can begin transacting business. Maybe by the time they wish that would happen, there will be no business to transact. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for your guidance."
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