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    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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    "content": "issues that play a more important role on who then qualifies to be a teacher. In the West, some of those who teach at the early-stage of children are professors, and have dedicated their lives and time to assist the children so that they grow up as responsible people who know about their surroundings. In children’s growth, their diet is key. There are many children who leave home on empty stomachs and have to contend with hunger the whole day. That is why this Bill ought to have gone a little further to also talk about provision of essential food items to the children. Even a fortified porridge will do. This will, therefore, make the children concentrate and also be comfortable in the learning centres. Education is free and compulsory for all, and therefore, there is no reason why any child ought to be staying at home. At this point, we are nurturing the future leaders, doctors, lawyers, et cetera, who will then take full control of the economy and the social standings of our nation. Therefore, this is an integral part of a child’s growth that cannot be underscored. Of course, there is no training or discipline called Member of Parliament. So, we are only training them to be the people who should help perpetuate our economic wellbeing. That is why in this House we have people of diverse disciplines drawn from all the regions of this nation, and here they are. So, we are training people who will then take full control of our society. Registration of the centres has been given consideration in the Bill. Most of the schools that children go to especially the private ones are never registered, and if they are, they still lack adequate facilities. The Bill has gone a little further to determine what centre qualifies for registration. Those that are very important for a school including the acreage of land are included in the Bill. I only wish that tougher measures would be employed on standardisation of our schools so that even as our children are in schools, they have what qualifies to be a miniature school, but a real school that offers the right curriculum and right teachings from the teachers. For those reasons, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support and thank you."
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