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    "id": 1199109,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Suleka Harun",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. First, allow me to congratulate the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker for their election in this House, and also your election as a Member of the Chairpersons’ Panel. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am new to this House courtesy of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party. I thank them for having trust in me, and nominating me to this 13th Parliament. Additionally, it will not be fair if I do not express my gratitude to the electorates who elected a good number of MPs to this House. Were it not for their support, I would not have been here today. In the same regard, I understand that I am the first woman to be nominated to this House from Mandera County, and I take pride in that. I would like to support the Motion on development of the school feeding policy to support the Government’s efforts in ensuring that there is increased access, retention, transition and completion rate across the country, especially in the ASALs. I believe that school meals will be a major priority. The school meals programme provides students with nutritional meals that children need to develop and stay healthy in schools. For many children, a school meal is often the only meal of the day. If well-balanced, these meals can eliminate the negative health effects. These school meals are prepared by locals and this helps the children to stay connected to their local cultures. They also provide support to local farmers. The best school meal programmes are community-based, as they provide financial support to the local farmers. In doing so, they help generate economic activities, they allow farmers to improve their operations and expand their local agriculture. They also ensure that children receive fresh and healthy nutrients on a daily basis. It is also evident that food security has influence on the participation of nomadic pupils in schools as well as improving their learning outcomes. To celebrate and sustain these efforts, I support the development of the school feeding policy that will give a structured and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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