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    "id": 1266631,
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    "speaker_name": "Emurua Dikirr, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Johana Kipyegon",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for allowing me to also weigh in on this Motion. A Member is asking for the Mover to be called upon to reply, but we first need to contribute then the Mover can be called upon to reply later. Education everywhere has been noted to be the only equaliser that can make children from all divides of life to have the same situation in future in their lives. Yesterday and today, there has been a very deep discussion on matters of education. We have never had an opportunity to review the kind of education system that we have in our country. We have reviewed the Constitution, the Government, and many other things, including agricultural systems. We need to have a serious conversation about education because it has proven to be the only system that is very consistent in uplifting the poor to the same level as the rich. It has also proven to be the only system that has uplifted those who could not have managed to be where they are today. It is time we paid attention to education, so that our children and grandchildren have easier access to opportunities. The Open University of Kenya is long overdue because it has been practised in many countries across the world. Our country had not had the opportunity to look into it to allow students who study through these programmes to access education. Open learning is like distant learning. It is the easiest way to access education. It is flexible for those who may not have the opportunity to go to class or to access the kind of universities that they want. This system will allow children in remote areas to access education, especially with the introduction of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, where we will have Wi-Fi installations in every village and ward. Currently, students who complete secondary school education stay in villages for many years simply because they do not have fees, or they cannot access the universities of their choice. Others who have finished university education and want to proceed for their master’s degrees or PhDs cannot do so because of various impediments. With the introduction of Wi-Fi in villages, students who complete university education can proceed for master’s degrees while they are still tarmacking in villages, without necessarily going to university. It will also be easier to access the kind of courses that one wants to pursue without much hustle. Therefore, this Motion is very timely. Initially, when the Jubilee Government came into power in 2013, they introduced the laptop project for students in lower primary. That was a very good idea. Nobody wanted to redo it. Maybe they did it, got what they wanted, and then abandoned the idea. If that project had been promoted from the ground level up, e-learning would have been much easier. I support the Motion. Our country is moving towards the digital arena. We need to catch up with the rest of the world."
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