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    "id": 1012136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13179,
        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I thank Sen. Cherargei for bringing this Statement, but I have a different view on the schools reopening. I believe that we need to follow the Government’s health guidelines. I do not think that Prof. Magoha, being a medic himself, would reopen schools carelessly if he thought that the risk outweighed the benefit. I have worked with the Professor at the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), when he was the Chair of Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB), and I know how he works. I doubt that he would reopen--- We talk about people being economically disabled, but the more that we keep schools closed, the more--- It is six months since the Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) started in this country. That is long enough for people to know what is risky with COVID-19 and what is not. The more we keep schools closed, the more the economy will worsen. If we reopen schools, there will be money circulating. Those in the transport sector will be getting money as a result of people going to school. There are also people who cook lunch for kids and the subordinate staff. We are very much aware that there are some private schools that have closed down because they could not pay their own rent. The other issue is on people complaining about school fees. Those who cannot pay school fees are the ones who are in private schools. We know that public primary schools are free in this country, courtesy of the Jubilee Government. Day secondary schools are also free in this country, again, courtesy of the Jubilee Government. Therefore---"
}