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    "id": 1048569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": ". It is a publication of the University of Chicago Press. The Editor is Robert A. Moffitt. The Title is Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs US, VolII . Several issues have been cited from this book, explaining the importance of early childhood education. The first one is the idea that there is a correlation between inadequate investments in childhood education and children social mobility thereafter. For states that under invest in childhood, children in those areas tend to have lower social mobility and good life outcomes. There is also another correlation between underinvestment in childhood education and social vices like criminal activities. The problems at early childhood level have been increased because of several factors. One of them is increased women labour participation, which is positive as correctly stated by the professor. We are happy that now more women are working. However, by that, there is a new growing problem of children not having quality care giving at early childhood level because their mothers go to look for work or employment. Therefore, no one looks after them. More often than not, that dilemma becomes more acute in places where women cannot pay for their children to be taken care of. That means that it is important for the state to come in and invest more in early childhood education. We have seen a proliferation of what we call daycare centres. They tend to be private and are less regulated. They do not even have standards. Therefore, if we were to pass this Motion, which compels ECDE towards vulnerable groups in the counties, it will compel the counties to allocate at least 10 per cent of their budgets, and that will be a positive outcome for this society. I imagine once we pass this Motion and it is implemented, counties will start employing ECDE teachers on permanent and pensionable basis. Currently, ECDE teachers in places like my county Murang’a are paid Kshs10,000 per month. From where 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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