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    "id": 1059078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1059078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "the things that amused me is that you would find students going all the way to the fourth year, but sadly enough, they could hardly read. They could hardly comprehend and communicate in English. In my current role as a Member of Parliament, I have gone to many primary and secondary schools, but sadly, many of the students are unable to clearly and coherently communicate. This shows that the reading culture in this country has completely been extinguished or vanished from our midst. This is a serious and dangerous trend. I interact with very many Members in this House and from the Clerk’s office. However, some of the reports that we produce clearly show lack of depth and reading ability. We believe and trust that this Bill should have sincerely addressed itself on the diminishing reading culture. One of those things that we used to do in the early days was to spare time to read. When I was in school, I think I read all the novels that were available then. At the moment, it amuses that 99 per cent of young people’s time is spent on social media, namely, Twitter, Facebook and"
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