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    "id": 209875,
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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Muriuki",
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        "legal_name": "Muriuki Karue",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to add my voice to support this very important Motion brought by Mr. Karaba. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the current system of awarding bursaries to secondary schools comes with a clause that only bright children will be given bursaries, which I think is fair. But the truth of the matter is that there are very many children who would, otherwise, have been bright if they were in class in secondary schools, but whom we did not know about because they never went to school in the first instance because their parents were completely unable. I wish to take this opportunity to add my voice to the sentiments expressed by my colleague, the Member for Nyeri Town, who has said that there are some children who are disabled or their parents are disabled and they are completely unable to get to secondary schools where bursaries are awarded. By the establishment of that Fund, we shall now be able to go down and assist all those cases that are currently being left out. Last but not least, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in many cases where bursaries are and the money is not enough, the fall-back position is normally on the hon. Member of the area. He or she is the one who ends up paying for those poor children. But now, that official Fund will relieve hon. Members to do other things even though I am sure they are willing to contribute. They will concentrate on their official work. With those few remarks, I beg to strongly support this Motion by Mr. Karaba."
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