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    "id": 1229966,
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    "speaker_name": "Turkana East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nicholas Ng’ikor",
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    "content": "There is the issue of some schools which are proud of their uniforms. In my Turkana County, there is a national school called Turkana Girls Secondary School which has been given the name ‘green angels’ because of their uniform. Even their buses were green before the yellow colour came. So, they are proud of the name they got from the colour of their uniform. When we talk of one colour, we will lose the glory of that school being known as the green angels. In my constituency also, there is a school called Moi AIC Kang’itit Girls Secondary School, which is known by the name ‘white angels’ because of their uniform. When we have the same uniform, we are going to lose this glory in some of our schools. The other issue is that of colour. Kenya is big. It is like saying everybody in Kenya should wear the same attire. I do not believe a tribe like the Maasai can agree because they have their own preferred colour. The issue of colour is unique to everybody. Personally, there are clothes with certain colours which I cannot put on because I have my preferred colours. It is therefore, good to leave our schools to choose the colours they want, but determine the price of uniforms. When we talk about uniforms, it is not the colour or texture. I can buy any material of the requested colour and take my children to school. Let us talk about infrastructure in schools so that regardless of the type of uniform one has, he or she can study and go to university. Let us talk about transport, teachers, learning in schools and other things that can help our schools other than uniforms. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I oppose."
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