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    "id": 1275333,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ezekiel Machogu",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if I can go to the history, the hon. Member knows that around 2021, there was a case that was taken to court. Specifically, it was involving the Kenya High School. The court pronounced itself on that particular matter that what the school was trying to do was not right. As I have said, two or three months ago, we had a meeting in my office with the interreligious committee and the board of management of Kenya High and their principal. One issue that I really made clear to the board was that we should not have such a case again. This is because it gives negative publicity to that particular school or any other school. I have had a meeting with all the principals in this country when they had their Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) meeting in Mombasa. As Cabinet Secretary for Education, again, I pronounced myself on this matter. We have had a meeting with all the principals of national schools. The agenda when we have some of these meetings is to inform them if they violate or fail to implement any directive as given by the Government, that is based on what emanates from the Constitution, then, they will be doing it at their own peril. This is because they cannot come up and implement their own decision on what they think should be done against the law of the land. Therefore, in case there is any individual case--- In the last meeting, we were joined by a top officer of mine, who is also very religious. He knows him from Wajir. In case there are any such individual cases, kindly, do not shy away from coming to my office, so that we deal with each and every case on its own merit. I thank you."
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