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    "id": 1492135,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to strongly support this Motion. This Motion touches on one of the national values. It is enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution. I want to congratulate the Senator of Kiambu County. Senator of Kiambu County, look at Article 10(2). It says: “The national values and principles of governance include- b) human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality.” In reference to human dignity, when you deny a child an opportunity to go to school because they come from challenged families, you are not affording them human dignity. To expound on equity, when you allow certain children to have access to education and deny others that is against the principle of equity, a national value. The value of social justice ensures that the children of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, privileged parent, have the same access to opportunity like the children of the late Moi who used to take care of my bull before he died. Madam Temporary Speaker, in reference the value of inclusiveness, when you allow children to go to school based on bursaries, you miss out on that national value of inclusiveness. On the value of equality, if children are not going to compete purely because of the content of their character, you bring in other issues like can your parents afford school fees and what not, then, you are breaching the Constitution on the value of equity. In reference to the value of human rights, every child has a right to go to school."
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