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    "id": 994145,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, as we look at this Committee Report, we note that it has taken a different approach, which is, a human rights approach. This is a very good approach because, initially, there was a misconception that this COVID-19 pandemic is just affecting the slum areas. However, the reality is that many people are adversely affected, for instance, our people working as air hostesses. Imagine if both the husband and wife are working as air hostesses. If they have been laid off, then it means that, that family has been adversely affected. There are also some families where both the husband and wife are casual labourers. You will find that they are also adversely affected. It was a misconception because we need to relook at how families can be helped. I congratulate Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT) for coming up with the module innovation on ventilators. We should encourage our Kenyan manufacturers, so that we buy what is Kenyan and promote the manufacturing industries. We should also encourage universities to come up with innovations. It is not obligatory to buy COVID-19 equipment abroad. We should manufacture products locally and boost our own. For instance, there is no need of importing masks to cushion our people. We have many talented tailors. Let us make use of our own. However, we will accept donations of masks from abroad. Let us also use local personnel to enlighten people about COVID-19. We should engage people in the counties to raise awareness on issues of COVID-19, so that they own the concept. Therefore, we will not have difficulties trying to convince people to use soap and water or maintain social distance. Let us own this concept, so that we promote our own. The issue of taxi and truck drivers has been talked about. Taxi drivers are mostly young people who are trying to eke out a living and survive. However, some of them are not in the business that uses Apps. This means that their families are suffering. This situation should not encourage our young people to get into illegal means of eking out a living. These taxis have been crucial and handy to our young people because they have helped them to support their families. This is something we should encourage. Let us also help truck drivers in Malaba Border. There is need for concerted effort. Governments need to talk about this issue and find out how they can help the drivers during this particular time. The Report of the Ad Hoc Committee talked about police brutality and an example of the boy who was shot while in their balcony was given. However, we should acknowledge that we have police officers with a human face. We should not forget that. Two weeks ago, it was in the mainstream media that a police officer in Nakuru bailed out a person with disability. The police officer realized that there was someone with a disability and was unable to move. So, in her own thinking, she decided to buy a wheelchair to gift the person with the disability. Let us also acknowledge the good things that police do, so that we encourage them to have some civility. There was also a police officer who bailed a mother who was late during the curfew time. She tried to find out where the mother was coming from, bailed her out and escorted her. So, let us also encourage and commend police officers with human faces. 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."
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