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    "id": 1085770,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, I hear a request. Sen. Olekina, on our way to Kisii and Nyamira counties, we can pass by Narok County. Not just pass by because I know we have many labour issues in our counties. When we go to these places, we bring together labour committees in counties and listen to the issues of workers around that area. We also look at sporting facilities because my Committee has a very wide mandate as you might notice. The Committee will be conducting public participation on the Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 22 of 2021). That is in the next few days. We are getting into the last phase since we have less than 400 days to the next election. We want to ensure that we address all aspects in our mandate. We have prioritized the welfare of children during this period. You will remember the Nakuru County matter that we have been dealing with. We promised to follow up the implementation of the recommendations with respect to street children. Nakuru County was awarded a Charter, which the Senate passed. Last weekend, I was in Nakuru County and the people there are very grateful to the Senate for passing the resolution. However, that also means that they need to strengthen systems. As you are aware, children are the backbone of society and their health and well- being reflects the wealth and state of the nation. There have been various concerns about kidnappings and mistreatment of children in various institutions. We plan to hold meetings with relevant stakeholders, including those based in counties, to look into these matters. My county is heavily affected by this issue. Those who are most vulnerable are the orphans and those in institutions like rehabilitation centres and children’s homes. We are also looking into matters of child trafficking and school feeding programs in our learning institutions. Madam Deputy Speaker, I will invite Senators to receive a presentation on some of the school feeding initiatives that are happening. In partnership with the National Assembly, we will sponsor the National School Feeding Programme Bill. For those who are interested, I would love to show them what is already going on in Nairobi City County. Together with my Members of Parliament (MPs), we have set up a few kitchens. I have done one in Dagoretti South and another that is being set up in Umoja. There is another one that will take care of around 15 facilities coming up in Lang’ata Constituency. That changes everything. When children are hungry, nothing will go to their brain. We need to ensure the national Government provides the funding required to support organizations like Food for Education that go a long way to ensure our children feed in school. We are aware and I am grateful that the Chairperson on Education is also a member of my Committee. We have discussed this and they have extensively dealt with this school feeding programme issue especially the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres. However, we realise the nutritional value of the programs and cascading them up to the secondary school level is extremely important. As much as primary and secondary education is not devolved, it is not something that we can ignore. 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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