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"content": " Hon. Speaker, it is high time we called a spade a spade. The Butere girls or children who were participating in the drama festival are victims of politics. We all understand the structure of our education system. There must be a drama master. There is a drama club, a drama teacher at the school, and the standards officer at the sub-county. There must have been failure by all these persons. The first question that I want to ask is how the school allowed Mr Malala to participate as one of the characters in the promotion of talents of those innocent girls. Our politics have destroyed the socio-political fabrics of this country through petty partisan political shenanigans. Today we will be out and going back to schools. Individuals must take responsibility. I empathise with the innocent girls. How did this happen? How was this allowed? Deal with politicians if you want to fight President Ruto. Do not go to students. Do not use innocent children as characters. Politicians have the political arena. As a father and grandfather who still has school going children, that must not be allowed. I urge the investigative agencies to deal with the teachers who allowed this to happen, and deal with Hon. Cleophas Malala. I appeal to parents not to allow their children to be used by politicians. Hon. Speaker, I know you are a great man in such matters. I am told that the entire political class have gone to Nakuru today to empathise with Hon. Malala. He and his cohorts in the school should be arrested this evening. That is the only way we can say sorry to the parents and students. That is very important. I also appeal to the Departmental Committee on Education to conduct thorough investigation and bring a report on the entire ecosystem on how this was allowed. I support the Statement."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I associate myself with the sentiments that have been made by my colleagues. I have had an opportunity to discuss with one of the top education stakeholders as far as the drama festival is concerned. He informed me that the theme of this year's drama festival for secondary schools was ‘Leveraging Technology to Nurture Talent while Inculcating National Values for Socio- Economic Development.’ It was about leveraging technology to nurture talent. Looking at the excerpts of what is purported to be the drama play by Butere Girls High School, it has nothing close to technology. At one point you hear the girls saying, “Kasongo must go.” At another point you hear them saying, “We want our rights.” If indeed it is true that the students were chased out of the compound, we condemn such action although that is not confirmed by the authorities. However, we must also speak as parents and say that we are encouraging a rebellious generation, which is not fair. We are raising a generation which believes whatever they say, even if it is wrong, they should not be redirected. That is very wrong. This play does not have any rightful word to praise it. If there was a gap within the education administrative structure that led to the admission of a play that does not align with this year’s theme, even if it is a politician, it should be dealt with. Parents need to ask themselves this question: Why are you clapping that a politician drafted a script for your students in a school? Why should you take pride in a politician who is said to have not gone to any university just because he is creative? His papers are questionable. He is the one who drafts The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "plays for national schools like Butere Girls High School. As a parent who wants your child to go to school and get proper education, and get out to be creative, you clap and say, “The politician created a script.” If you tell me to write a script, I will write one that befits my political line of thought. If you tell Malala or any other person to write a script, they will base the script within their line of thought. Does it align with the education standards of this country? It does not. Hon. Malala should be charged. Even if you write a script and it is admitted in school, the process of directing the script should be left to a teacher with a TSC number, not a person with political intent. On Sunday, Hon. Malala was talking about Kasongo and on Tuesday he was pushing the play, using small children to drive a political agenda. No, that should not be allowed to happen. The County Director of Education, the Sub-County Director of Education, the principal and the teacher who admitted the play should be answerable. It is wrong by all standards. Thank you."
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"content": "Hon. Dido Raso, the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, when can you bring a response to the request?"
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. We will bring a response in two weeks’ time."
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"content": "Two weeks is too long. Liaise with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education and bring a report on Thursday next week."
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
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"content": " I am well guided, Hon. Speaker. I want to say something, following the comments by my colleagues. Hon. Speaker, Kenya is bigger than all of us. When we have a platform, we have to use it responsibly. Many of us in this august House have children in primary and secondary schools, and universities. We want their character to be developed. We want them to learn good manners. I have watched that clip. I asked myself where we want this country to be in one year, 10 years or 20 years. We are not going to be here for eternity, but we must leave a good country for future generations. I do not want to cast aspersions on the question of…"
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"content": "That is enough. Bring a response on Thursday. The next request is by Hon. Mohammed Daudi, the Member for Wajir East."
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