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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "was installed. So, here we are. As leaders, what do we do? We must separate issues without emotions. The issues are doable. We are speaking of desks. For heaven’s sake, how can we abandon a curriculum because of desks? I want to call the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to order. I ask the Committee to burn the midnight oil, identify these simple issues and give recommendations to the Ministry of Education. This House needs to speak in one voice that these students can sit on the desks they sat on before they joined the Junior Secondary Schools. We are debating here that we abandon a system because of uniform. I cannot be convinced by such flimsy statements. It is an understatement to say that we abandon a curriculum because children cannot afford uniforms. I agree that we are suffering. We have an economic hardship not only in Kenya but globally. We are facing a climate change that is causing hunger not only in Kenya but globally. All these challenges are faced by everyone in the world. We have to show leadership as a House. On the issue of uniform, the Departmental Committee on Education and Research can make a statement that children can continue using the uniforms they wore before. What we need here and what this House should be debating is allocation of funds. A cost-benefit analysis can be done aimed at seeing how much money we need. We only need human resource. The infrastructure can still be used as is for the time being. If the Departmental Committee on Education and Research recommends, for example, that we need 200,000 teachers and the amount needed, the Government can see how it can better do that. I support the Motion. It is good. We need to brainstorm on the same. However, I want to oppose that we abandon the CBC. We should move on with the system because it has been tried and we all know the benefits of equipping students with this kind of education system. The time is too short but I urge the House to debate positively without emotions by offering solutions instead of lamenting. Thank you."
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