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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. NG-CDF plays a very critical role when it comes to marginalised areas. Many constituencies in the Republic of Kenya are extremely marginalised. When I was in my constituency last week, I visited a school with mud-walled classrooms, to see how we can change its face. When I posted the photographs on social media, many Kenyans could not believe we have such schools in some constituencies. Hon. Deputy Speaker, without the NG-CDF, many children who are going through the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) will not be able to enjoy an environment that can nurture their talent as far as the curriculum is concerned. We do not only have such kinds of primary schools at the moment in our constituencies, especially in marginalised areas, but we need to change the face of such schools. If we do not have NG-CDF, most of our communities and most of the children who are very poor in marginalised areas will remain disadvantaged, will remain in big problems and will not achieve what they are supposed to. In most of those marginalised areas, we have very bright kids who can even go to Harvard University through scholarship, if they go through the schooling process most appropriately. I want to rebuke the judgement that was made by the three judges. It is high time this House amended the Constitution to entrench the NG-CDF in the Constitution so that children of the very poor can also enjoy education, which kids of the rich people are enjoying. Education cannot be the preserve of children who go to academies, which have proper learning atmosphere. Even children of the very poor deserve a proper learning environment where their talents can be nurtured, so that they can work not only in our nation, but across the world. I support what the Members have said. We need to act. 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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