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    "id": 1229847,
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    "speaker_name": "Kajiado North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Onesmus Ngogoyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Motion by the Member for Githunguri, Hon. Wamuchomba. I want to bring to the attention of this House that it has become more expensive to buy school uniforms than to support a day school-going secondary school child. In the recent Form One enrolment, one of the scenarios in my constituency is where you find a child spending about Ksh14,000 to buy a school uniform yet school fees for a day school-going child is about Ksh9,000. For this reason, I urge the House to approve this Motion. Our vulnerable children have a big problem accessing school uniforms. This goes a long way in affecting their future. Most importantly, many parents are unable to support their children. In terms of basic economics, economies of scale dictate that when you produce in bulk, you reduce the cost. The more you produce in bulk, and in this case, the more children are enrolled in schools, the more expensive school uniforms have become. We want to support local designers. In fact, it is notable that women parliamentarians look very beautiful in their local outfits this week. I do not know what was happening before but this week, they look beautiful. We should change the Standing Orders to have them dress like you and the others that are very well-dressed every day. I told Hon. Wamuchomba who brought this Motion that I am even more comfortable sitting around her. With those remarks, I second the Motion and ask the House to standardise school uniforms to enable children in Lodwar, Kajiado and Nyamira to access opportunities equally. Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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