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    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for allowing me to add my voice to this very important debate. I support the Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill. I want to just highlight some few areas that have made me fully support this. First is the issue of the school feeding programme which is very important. Before we went on recess, I went around some of the schools in my county and witnessed how important this programme is. The school feeding programme especially in pastoralist areas is very important. In some areas, it is the only meal that a child gets. Putting Ksh3 billion towards that ensures that the needy children go to school, remain healthy and the academic performance improves. So, I support this. Also, prudent use of the money that has been allocated. This is because, in some cases, there are areas in different parts of this country that do not get the school feeding programme and yet they are needy. Again, the issue of JSS teachers. The 46,000 intern teachers are being hired permanently at the cost of Ksh18.3 billion. That is something that in every part of this country many people have been praying for. Our teachers mould the lives of our children and make them become important people. Even for us who are here, if it were not for our teachers, we would not be where we are today. Putting that money there makes sure that our young children get the best education and the teachers are motivated. This also makes me support this. When you look at the police service, many of us know very well the stress police officers go through. Of late, our country has been going through many things. The people who are most exposed are the police officers. We know very well that they are exposed to a lot of danger. They are exposed to emotional stress because of witnessing human suffering, people dying, people going through challenges and also isolation because of the type of work they do. In the past, their salary has been very minimal. By increasing their salary, we will reduce some stress and help them to cope with life. We know very well that many of them in the past, as a result of stress, have committed suicide and others have ended up killing their The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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