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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kericho County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute and support the Motion of Adjournment to discuss this very important issue concerning the education sector and, more so, our children in schools. I want to thank the Member who brought this Motion. To start with, I want to join the Members of the National Assembly and other people, especially teachers and parents, in mourning the students and the teacher that we lost in line of duty. It is very sad and unfortunate. Having been a teacher and being in the sector for 20 years, I empathise with the teaching fraternity. I convey my message of condolence to the bereaved families. What is the cause of the death of the dear students and the teacher? Was it contaminated food, water or something that is unknown? I want us to take this matter seriously. The Ministry of Education, together with the Ministry of Health, especially the Department of Public Health, should come out strongly and give us a report on the real cause of the deaths. It has taken long. It is now two weeks down the line and we are still waiting and wondering what caused the deaths. As it has been rightly put by the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research and other Members, we are waiting for the report on the cause of those deaths. However, from the preliminary reports, contaminated water and food is the cause. That should be prevented. The infrastructural facilities in our schools are limited. We appreciate the Ministry of Education policy on 100 per cent transition of pupils. It has positive impact to our students and the society. However, the negative impact it has on infrastructure is one of causes of contamination of 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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