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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lessonet",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Lessonet",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to also take this opportunity to highlight sections of that Budget which I think are of interest to Kenyans. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance allocated Kshs30 million to every constituency towards the development of a centre of excellence in terms of a secondary school. It is true that, that money will assist us to improve on education in our constituencies. This money will enable every constituency to have an Alliance High School, a Lenana School or a Kenya High School of its own. I would like to also take this opportunity to advise my colleagues who are here that when they invest the Kshs30 million in a school, they should pay attention to where they will build the school. I think it will not make sense to build a Kshs30 million school on a two-acre, five-acre or even a 15-acre piece of land. I hope hon. Members will build such a school on a minimum of a 50-acre piece of land, so that they can avail all the facilities to their constituents. If this is done, hon. Members will avail rugby, hockey and football pitches. They will also avail a modern swimming pool, so that their students will appreciate the facilities which are provided in the National Schools of Kenya. For example, Nairobi School and Alliance High School have over 100 acres of land each, and that is why they are centres of excellence. So, hon. Members, make sure that you do not build such institutions on a five-acre or ten-acre piece of land. This is because if you do that you will not achieve the desired objectives in terms of creating centres of excellence."
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