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    "id": 185911,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/185911/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fact that no candidate from Samburu has not got that scholarship for the last ten years is not necessarily an indication of discrimination. If you consider that there are about ten to 12 shcolarships that are awarded every year in 152 districts, that is a total of 100 scholarships, at least 40 districts in this country in the last ten years would not have got that scholarship. So, the first issue has got to do with the numbers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also realise the disadvantages Samburu and other marginalised communities have got to with education achievements at the lower levels of education. If there are problems at the basic level that is primary, secondary and univeirty, it is unlikely that there will be candidates from those commuities to apply or take advantage of masters and Phd programmes. So, yes, I do agree that we need to have affirmative action, but more importantly we need to support lower levels of education so that there will be candidates from those communities who will be able to compete for these scholarships in addition to affirmative action, so that the issue of having to take---"
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