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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorothy Muthoni",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to add my voice to this very important Motion. I thank Hon. Wakili Edward Muriu for bringing this very sensitive matter on the Floor of this House. I appreciate that Article 53(1)(b) of the Constitution entitles every child to free, quality and compulsory basic education. Access to funding for education is not a choice. It is something that is enacted in law. We must follow it to the letter. I share in the pain of the parents who are seated down in their homes thinking that education is free. Every time these children go to school, they are found on the roads - day in, day out - because they cannot afford some of the necessary levies that they are being charged. I sympathise with the teachers. It is not in the interest of any teacher to send any child out of class. However, it is common knowledge that no operations can continue without money. I support this Motion. The Ministry of Education which is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that they follow the policies to the letter are the ones who are failing us in this sector. The mandate of the TSC is very clear. Hon. Wangari has said that she would 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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