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    "content": "However, I would like to comment on the money that has been allocated to energy. We are looking at Vision 2030 with energy that Kenyans can afford. If we do not take action right now to invest in energy research and production, we will not satisfy the industrial requirement in this country. I am talking about the money allocated to geothermal. Right now, the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is spending Kshs5 million to Kshs6 million in contracting foreign firms to sink the gas that is required to generate energy. If the GDC received enough cash, we would save this money. They would buy their own rigs and sink the wells that they need and save Kenyans money. I am appealing to the Minister to find some ways and means of bringing in the required Kshs15 billion for the GDC to get what it needs to develop the energy sector. Next, I want to talk about ICT. I want to commend the Minister this time for giving us what we needed. Last time, we rejected the mobile buses because they were not good for Kenyans. Kenyans do not have roads that lead to all secondary schools. We, therefore, thought it wise not to allow that project to go on. We pleaded with him and now he has given us 300 computers per constituency, which I think for a start, we will have something to give to the students and the pupils to, at least, start some serious ICT learning. I say so, because now we have the syllabus from the Ministry of Education and schools at all levels can actually listen to physics and sciences being taught from one centre. This is the way to go. However, I want to request him to also look for some money to give to the constituencies to construct classes or rooms where these computers will be installed, otherwise, they will catch dust or be stolen. So, I plead with him to look into this issue. Lastly, with regard to education, I wish to plead with him to find some money to recruit teachers, especially in schools which do not perform well. Many schools did not perform well because they do not have adequate teachers. If we want to achieve the Vision 2030, we must employ more teachers."
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