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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shabesh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion. I want to start by acknowledging that this Ministry has gone through a rather difficult year. We know that it started with the issues of exam leakages, went into the post-election crisis and, of course, the school strikes. So, it is with that background that I want to contribute. I would like to start by saying that I do recognise the role of the Minister and the officials of the Ministry of Education in trying to deal with the problems. That is because we know that education is one of the key sectors that contribute to the development of a country. I am privy to some discussions on introducing a curriculum that is meant to address the issue of post-election crisis. I read the other day about a new subject called \"peace and conflict resolution\" that is being introduced in schools. The Ministry has already sent teachers to go round the country to teach that subject. I would just like to caution that because we have not reached an area where we are sure of exactly what it is that we need to deal with on issues of post-election crisis, I would want to probably suggest to the Ministry that, as they go around on this issue of peace and conflict resolution, maybe, they need to first also look at the issue of teaching our young people how to appreciate people from other ethnic communities. I do believe those are some of the issues that we need to address, if we want to address the issue of post-election crisis. The issue of peace and conflict resolution, of course, comes into play. But this is after people have appreciated who they are. They are taught about character traits, values of other people and how to appreciate them. I really believe that is what the Ministry should first embark on, before we go into the issue of peace and conflict resolution. That is because our young people are really going to be the saviours of this country on the issue of tribal conflict."
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