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    "id": 1499386,
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    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": "gives capitation, the student is still sent home. While we have free day schools, many students cannot still afford books and uniforms, so they do not even attend school. We need to understand that free compulsory basic education means free education. That a student walks into school, gets books, uniforms and all the facilities they need to get that education. We are not doing justice to our citizens when we cannot provide basic education. Mwai Kibaki was elected into office in December 2002, and in 2003, he introduced Free Primary Education. He did not ask where the money would come from or if the Ministry or parliamentarians could do it. He just said that he wanted Free Primary Education, and it happened. It happened because if you decide to provide something for your constituents, then it is not hard to find the money. I understand that we are struggling to get money. The Ministry of Education receives an allocation of about Ksh650 billion, and secondary education gets an average of 10 per cent of that budget. To effectively and efficiently provide free secondary education with all the required amenities, the Ministry of Education will need at least Ksh1 trillion or Ksh1.2 trillion. But where will we get that money? Of course, our President is determined to ensure that we become debt-free to save the interest we are paying, which is Ksh1 trillion, and use it for other things. One of the things that we have to use it on is the constitutional right to education, shelter, and food. As representatives of the people, these are the things that we should be fighting for. First of all, I want to thank Hon. Mark Nyamita. He seconded the Motion and said that education is a fundamental right. He also said it is a moral obligation for every child in Kenya to access free compulsory education. Why do we have too many criminals right now? Why do we have too many cases of children taking drugs and committing suicide? It is because children do not have something to do with their time. When we make education free and compulsory, no child will be loitering on the streets. They will be in classrooms. I understand we do not have classrooms, but Members of Parliament have money to build classrooms. I also understand that a Member of Parliament, the NG-CDF patron, is allocated about Ksh700 million during the term they will be in office. That is about Ksh150 million. That money can be put into building schools because we need more schools."
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