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    "id": 1166136,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1166136/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I know these amendments have generated a lot of political heat but let me congratulate my lecturer, Sen. Murkomen, for this wonderful thought to the hustlers. Most of the hustlers were not able to go beyond primary or secondary school because of the hardship of getting school fees. In terms of access of education, Kenya has come of age. Education is a basic Human rights as per our Article 43 of the Constitution, on economic and social rights. Right to quality education is one of the basic rights. We have seen significant growth in terms of access to education since the introduction of free primary education from 2003. However, that should not be a yardstick in terms of qualification to leadership. When you read the text and form of Article 38(3)(c), it states: “To be candidate for public office, or office within a political party of which the citizen is a member and, if elected, to hold office.” So, it is a basic right that entitles each and every Kenyan to participate in the electoral process. The introduction of qualification as looked at under Section 22 which is the intention is to amend was not envisaged under Article 38. What we should know is that leadership is God-given. For us, Christians, who believe in the Holy Bible, when you look at the book of Roman's, it says that leadership"
}