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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise not to support or maybe oppose to a large extent Sen. Cherargei’s Statement. Despite the many challenges that have been at the Ministry of Education, I think CS (Prof.) Magoha maybe has to style up to maintain consistency in pronouncement of certain issues. Madam Deputy Speaker, education is an important sector that can never be overemphasized, particularly in terms of providing skills and talents that spur our economy. Already there is a directive given by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education. During this time of the COVID19, we have had a taskforce on education issues. Parents are complaining that their children have overgrown and need new clothes and shoes. They have stayed at home for a long time and some of them are on drugs and other substances. We have seen many of our youth being misused to cause mayhem in political rallies. Some could be school going youth who are in secondary schools, colleges and universities. Many of our girls are already young mothers. How do will allow them to go back to school so that they can continue with their education? Madam Deputy Speaker, as the country stands now, we have flattend the COVID19 curve. That is why His Excellency President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was able to open the economy. Earlier on, we had proposed that the economy opens on phases. However, recently he opened it. As I said earlier, there has been a taskforce addressing itself on education issues. It has been advising the Government not to open schools until the COVID-19 curve is flattened. It had earlier advised schools be opened in June or September, but this did not happen. 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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