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    "id": 1012129,
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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": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Statement by Sen. Cherargei. Before I support the Statement, allow me to wish the teachers happy belated Teachers’ Day. I looked for an opportunity yesterday, which I did not get. I am a teacher by profession. All the years of my life I have taught. I have taught two years in primary school after my ‘A’ level. After my diploma, I taught in various secondary schools including a school for the disabled. Even after Masters and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, I have 14 years’ experience teaching at the university. I am humbled for giving me this opportunity. As we talk about issues of school reopening, they concern me. As a teacher by profession, I know that we have to do something in terms of preparedness. I am in the Committee on Education where we have called governors to explain school preparedness with regard to reopening. It is clear that in some counties, there are no toilets and water provision. In other counties, there are mud-walled classrooms with cow dung finishing. These are issues that need to be addressed because we are not being sincere. I raised a Statement on the Floor of the House and the Clerk should find out where my Statement is so that we deliberate on issues of COVID-19 preparedness. It is unfair and unfortunate that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is not bringing the legislative arm of Government on board when it comes to addressing issues of COVID-19 and school preparedness. We have called the Ministry to appear before us and they are evasive. When they hold conferences, they do so with people who are like minded and are their allies. They disregard the legislative arm. We need to work together so that we can help children in this country. 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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