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    "id": 1319563,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1319563/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "On matters education, when I was newly elected, I did an education audit in Kipipiri because I wondered why my constituency was recording poor performance. There were students who scored Grade E in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Additionally, the rate at which performance deteriorated was alarming. From the audit, I discovered that there was a shortage of more than 200 teachers in my constituency. Therefore, the employment of 56,750 teachers by the Kenya Kwanza Government ensures that Kipipiri and many other constituencies close that gap. I can confirm that in Kipipiri constituency, we have sealed the gap by over 50 per cent. This is also a big deal because a student who could have got bad grades against their expectation is already rescued. I am the Chairperson of the Committee on Regional Integration. On matters international obligation, Kenya continues to pride itself in the international arena. I can confirm that in annual remittances to the East African Community (EAC), Kenya is always number one in upholding its obligation. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in terms of the debts that this country owes which we all know where they originated from, it is now time for the East African Community to sit with a serious timeframe. Although they have already given a timeframe of 2030, maybe they should consider moving it forward and start thinking of our East African shilling. This will be a big deal because we shall take loans, if any, with our shilling. The debts continue to escalate. The opposers of goodwill try to show, sometimes, that the Government has continued to take more loans. It is simply because the dollar has been rising. We should have a common currency and then we can take loans or debts with it which will be very much safer. As I conclude in supporting the President’s Speech, I cannot fail to tell my President and the Kenya Kwanza Government that it missed a very crucial item which is the inclusion of persons with disabilities."
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