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    "id": 1152048,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1152048/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Games are healthy for the functioning of brains and critical thinking of a child. Games should be encouraged. Nowadays, children are exposed to gadgets throughout their lives, either watching television or on phones watching cartoons and so on. That is not very helpful compared to playing games like Chess. However, we cannot compel the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to include Chess in the curriculum. It is because different schools are at different levels. Some schools will get challenges in terms of affordability for such gadgets. For instance, where I come from in those remote villages next to where the pastoralists live, there are hardly any facilities, let alone a Chess board for a child to play the game. So, as much as it is a good idea that will develop a child’s critical thinking, we need to be cognisant of the fact that we need to develop this country to the same level for us to start engaging at such a level. However, parents of children in some boarding schools and private institutions can afford it. That is an avenue that people can venture into because it would help the children to develop."
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