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    "id": 1522190,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1522190/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this report and to congratulate the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education and the outgoing Members of the Committee, noting that I am also a Member. This is a very good report which I hope we can adopt and follow up collectively as the plenary of the Senate to ensure it is implemented as envisaged. Madam Temporary Speaker, education is the biggest facilitative tool in this country for equality and equalization. Access to education is a sum total of the school infrastructure in terms of buildings, the teachers and quality of teachers that are given to schools, the books, the quality of laboratories, and the security and safety that the students get. We must admit that 15 years since the passing of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, we are doing badly. We are retrogressing when it comes to the right to access education in this country. Our Constitution is rights-based, obsessed, if I can use that word, even though it sounds negative. It has the principle of equality and non-discrimination in every space. The principles of governance within this country in all spaces include the principles of human rights and non-discrimination, equality, and equity. Madam Temporary Speaker, Chapter 6, which is supposed to be the chapter that guides us, guides everyone to act in a manner that ensures that we bridge the inequality gaps. We even went further in Article 204 of the Constitution to create a fund that has never been operationalized, the Equalization Fund, that was intended to hand-hold regions that we have historically marginalized. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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