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    "id": 197005,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Chepchumba",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Eldoret South",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peris Chepchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. First, I would like to thank the people of Eldoret South for electing me to the Tenth Parliament. I also want to thank God for giving me the strength to go through the electioneering period. I also want to thank God for according Kenya peace through the March 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 391 agreement that was signed between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate, Mr. Raila Odinga. Indeed, God remembered Kenya. That is why we are at peace at this time. I also want to congratulate the elected and nominated lady Members of Parliament. Indeed, for the elected lady Members of Parliament, we worked very hard. We campaigned, regardless of the harsh conditions we went through, but managed to come to this Parliament. That is something we need to celebrate about. I also want to congratulate the Kalenjin men, because most of the lady Members of Parliament came from the Rift Valley Province. Every sub-tribe is represented here. I feel that men from other communities should borrow a leaf from the Kalenjin men. They have gone beyond looking at women as just being meant for the kitchen. They know that women can also perform, given a chance. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are a few issues I would like to highlight. The first one is on agriculture. We, indeed, know that the agricultural sector is very important. It provides food. It also provides employment directly to the people of Kenya. It is also a source of foreign exchange to our country. However, of late, the prices of fertilizers and diesel is of great concern. One 50- kilogramme bag of fertilisers goes for Kshs4,000. That will do a lot of harm to this sector. I know that most farmers will not be able to produce in the way they did in the past. I am sure that even the acreage of maize, wheat and most of the arable crops will reduce. This will have a negative effect, especially on food security and employment since agriculture is a major source of employment, many people may be rendered jobless. That will not be good. Another issue I would like to raise is on education. Nursery school education should be given emphasis since it is the foundation of a child's education. This is the level at which the Kenyan child's educational foundation is based. I feel that the Government should employ teachers teaching in nursery schools to improve education in our country. I was also a teacher. There is nobody among us here who did not go through the hands of a teacher. At all levels, teachers are very important. Increasing the salaries of teachers will motive teachers, who will work very hard to boost education in this country. I am not only speaking for primary and secondary teachers, but also for lecturers in tertiary institutions of learning. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, another issue I would I would like to raise is on peace. Peace is paramount to this country. Of late, there are arrests being made in various parts of the country, specifically in the Rift Valley Province. I feel that this should be stopped, if we want peace. Let us wait for the formation of the Commission on Truth, Justice and Reconciliation and allow it to find out the causes---"
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