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    "id": 1440426,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "This Bill purports to take away the functions that are already domiciled in the various Acts of Parliament that are already available in various administrative offices. Issues of children are adequately and elaborately contained in the Children Act. Issues to do with children who are going to school are clearly contained in the Basic Education Act. Crime and all those kinds of things have already been dealt with in the Sexual Offences Act and the Penal Code. I do not know the intentions of this Bill. Are we creating a problem that does not even exist? I am a Catholic and our Catholic faith and ways are very clear. Where I come from, we have ways on how to deal with criminals, child indiscipline and truancy. Hon. Members who are parents, to allow the State to infringe on your area is an admission of a failed society. It is a matter that we can deal with at the societal level. Danger looms in this Bill because it purports to give the county governments powers to supervise the national Government. Basic education is mandated in the national Government. Asking the County Executive Committee (CEC) in charge of education at the county level to superimpose and instruct the county director of education is a sign that we are already walking into murky areas. I want to join my colleague, Hon. Millie, that yes, we empathise with the efforts that have been expended by the sponsor of this Bill in the Senate but, honestly, in this case, our legal team has let down the sponsor, Senate, Parliament and Kenyans. 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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