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    "id": 1276636,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I wish to say that the health condition of our children, particularly those in rural areas and in slums, need to be taken care of. Worms enter our bodies through many different ways including through the food we eat, playing in contaminated conditions both in schools and outside schools, and through the skin. This is a very important Motion because it seeks a deliberate intervention from the government through the Ministry of Health. It is true that we have had uncoordinated programmes in the past. Therefore, this Motion is coming at the right time. We need to have a deliberate policy to address deworming. Deworming is not among our school-going children only. It is also for people like us. I also went for deworming a month ago. Deworming is a serious medical intervention among our population. We have not focused on it for a long time. We have had various focuses on diseases like tuberculosis, small pox, chicken pox and others. This has been neglected. Therefore, if we have this policy in place, it will address the issue of the health workers, medical supplies and equal distribution. We should also involve other sectors of the economy because we want to know the kind of foods supplied to our schools. Some foods are not very safe and carry diseases including worms. This policy once put in place will address the issue of sanitation in schools. Some children go to deplorable washrooms that are not conducive in a school environment. Water is also in short supply and its quality has never been checked. Preparation of food falls below standard hence worms get into the food, water and hands of our children."
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