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    "id": 144481,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Munya",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Konzolo Munyao",
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    "content": "Kenya is a class-based society. We have those who have the means to take their children to the best schools available in the country and, therefore, their children are able to get the best education they can have, and those who do not have that ability, because of lack of means. Therefore, when we treat those two classes of people the same, we do injustice to those who do not have the ability. The responsibility of Government is to try to bridge that gap, so that all citizens of this country can have equal opportunities. Where abilities differ, even opportunities differ. You cannot access the same opportunities. So, in that regard, we need to look at public schools in that special way, so that children from poor families can access quality education, which rich people are able to purchase for their children with the money that they have. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has done a lot. We must give credit where it is due. With the advent of the free primary education programme, and the partially free secondary education programme, the Government has been trying to address that historic problem of poor people not accessing quality education. The Government has pumped a lot of money into public schools. If you look at the Budget, you will see that almost one third of the total Budgetary allocations are going to education."
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