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"speaker_name": "Prof. Sambili",
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"content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Vote, noting that the Ministry of Education is very important in this country. It is also a very important Ministry to us in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. I rise to support the development of sporting talents in primary schools. I would like to suggest to my colleague, Prof. Sam Ongeri, and the other colleagues who have been identified very clearly by my colleague, Mr. Wamalwa, that we develop a partnership of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, so that we can work together to identify sporting talent that is resident amongst primary school and secondary school children. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are willing to work together with our colleagues in the Ministry of Education, so that children who are talented in the various sports can be directed as they leave primary school to join schools which have the capacity to enable them develop their talents in the various sports. For instance, Maseno High School is very good in basketball, while Lugulu Girls High School is very good in hockey. I do not know whether Iten Secondary School is still good in athletics. There are also schools which are good in swimming. So, when talented children join appropriate secondary schools, they will continue to develop those skills. As we have seen, sporting is an industry in itself. We, in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, appreciate the work that is being done by the Ministry of Education. We would like to work together to ensure that after talented children leave primary school, they can be directed to join organisations that will support further development of their sports. They can, perhaps, join organisations, or even the disciplined forces, which support the development of the sporting talent that is resident amongst our young people. This is important, given that even one of the flagship projects of Vision 2030 is the development of our sports academy. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important, therefore, for the Ministry to be supported, so that it can have enough money. I know that the Ministry has a good allocation, but it should have money that can be used to develop sporting activities. I also want to suggest to my colleagues in the Ministry of Education that, perhaps, by working together with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, they can be able to develop some tailor-made courses for sportsmen and sportswomen in this country. We have seen that amongst those who did very well in the just ended Olympics and Paralympics are very young people. They are very young teenagers who still need to continue with their educational pursuits. So, I want to suggest that tailor-made courses be organised for these young men and young women, so that they can be able to continue with studies as they run or participate in the various sporting activities, so that they can be empowered. As they do these courses within our colleges and universities, they will become effective role models for younger Kenyans in primary and secondary schools. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to say that I am very pleased to hear that Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers are going to be supported. As has been said, their role in supporting the development of our children cannot be over-emphasized. October 7, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2511 Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to suggest that as the Ministry considers the issue of teachers, my constituency does not have enough teachers. We have been told that Koibatek District within which Mogotio Constituency is located has enough teachers. However, I want to request my colleague, that we be assisted. In my constituency, there are schools which do not have enough teachers. This is basically because some of these schools are in very dry and remote areas with no facilities. I want to request that the Ministry considers supporting those schools. We need teachers. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry could also provide medical facilities to support the teachers posted to those schools. Their children could also be enroled in good nursery schools. This will facilitate them to assist the students in those schools. I would like to request the Ministry that as they develop schools, for example, in my constituency I have only one girls' school known as Mogotio Secondary School. I would like to be assisted to have another girls' school. We are willing to add some money from the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) to help construct another school where the girls can be admitted and participate in nation building by being successful in their academic pursuits. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to commend my colleagues for their efforts in dealing with issues of examination cheating. We need to look at the issues of examinations so that we maintain the standards that this country is known for. Let us deal with issues that perhaps affect examinations in this country. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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