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"content": "to honor each other and to never ever discredit names that people have built over centuries. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I come to the second Statement and which I support, by the nominated Sen. Mariam Omar. The Senator talks about abductions, but on the same note, I want to remind this House of a lie that I heard here some few weeks ago. One of us came here to say that Raila Amollo Odinga did not mention the issue of abductions until we held prayers, a few days to his going for elections in Addis Ababa. I would like to put this record straight. That statement was made by the Senator for Kiambu, Senator Thang’wa. He said that at no time, did Raila talk about abductions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want it to be recorded here, that right in December, 2024, when Governor Gladys Wanga was hosting the finals of the Genowa Cup in the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay County, Raila Amolo Odinga came out publicly to talk against abductions and in the presence of the President of this country. Therefore, it is a lie to say that Raila Amolo Odinga did not talk about abductions. As I correct that, I also want to say that we should never encourage issues like abductions. In this country, we should encourage diverse thinking and when people speak out their mind and that is in the Constitution, 2010, they must be heard and abductions should be treated as a criminal offense. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support the statement by the Senator for Kisii, Sen. Richard Onyonka, on his statement about the policy decision that was made by the Government to remove mathematics as a compulsory subject. I support the sentiments that have been brought up here over the same by my sister, Sen. Gloria, that mathematics and languages have skills that we refer to as life skills. We all know that we all need mathematical skills, whether you are a hustler or a boda rider, we need to sharpen these skills in school. Therefore, I will not be one person who will support this policy decision. Mathematics and languages form the foundation of the skills upon which people build the professions that they have. I have been a teacher of languages, and I know the basic skills that language builds are listening, speaking and writing, and these are core. Somebody might underrate them, but throughout all our lives and even today, if you are a Member of Parliament, you need those skills. That is why they are referred to as basic skills. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that for mathematics, there must be a re-thinking of the fact that we can remove mathematics as a compulsory subject. For such a decision, there should be public consultation even before that is implemented. I will go to the Statement by the Senator for Nairobi County. This is a Statement regarding the delayed remittance of school capitation by the National Treasury. A few weeks ago, Sen. Catherine Mumma made a Statement stating that the Union of Secondary School Principals was proposing an increase to school fees. However, you know the economic status of our people. In that Statement, two factors were considered; the late disbursement of funds from the National Treasury and a review of school capitation. Success is not instant coffee. There must be an investment in the success that we require in our schools."
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