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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am guided. As I remain and pray that I remain guided, I would like to wish Baba well on Saturday. On behalf of everybody else in this Republic, we are sure His Excellency the President will do his best. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me now come to this outstanding Bill on civic education. Education is a lifelong activity. I am happy that Sen. Okenyuri has brought the Civic Education Bill (Senate Bill No.4 of 2024). Just to reflect on how far you want me to confine myself, even the last sentences I made about the African Union (AU) are about civic education. However, let me come back to the Bill that is before the House. Education is an ongoing process. Some of the challenges we have had to deal with about the public in the counties is about less knowledge and the limits of public participation. If we had this Bill in place, our people would be prepared throughout the year on what public participation is, even before they are called for such activities. One of the reasons why I support this Bill is because it takes note of and refers to the national values we have in the Constitution. I would like us to remind ourselves that some of them are honesty, obedience, loyalty, self-discipline, self-reliance and patriotism that we have been talking about. What better way can we have a system where these national values are imparted on our people throughout and enshrined in this Bill that has been brought about by Sen. Okenyuri? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this will be a solution to most of the challenges we have with our communities. Sometimes there are topical issues that come up. Some of the topical issues we have had to deal with and are still going on are issues like femicide, abductions or disappearances of people and those we have had previously, like the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) or Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)."
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