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    "id": 213418,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muchiri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Muchiri Geoffrey Gachara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support this particular Vote of the Ministry of Education. I only have two points that I would like to emphasise. First, is the issue of construction of classrooms. I want the Ministry to take a little bit of interest in this regard. Previously, classrooms were being constructed without any technical support. It is not right to construct classrooms which later start cracking because the foundations are poor or the construction practices were not right. The other point that I would like to make is on supervision of private schools. The Ministry should supervise those schools because many private schools are mushrooming all over the country. The Ministry should take it upon itself to supervise those schools, so that parents can get value for their money. We know that some private schools are performing very well academically. But we do not want parents to be over-exploited. Sometimes, I wonder whether the fee structure in those schools is right. But since it is an issue of supply and demand, perhaps, the Ministry cannot do much about it. But I think it is important to supervise private schools. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I would like to say that education is a long- term economic investment. It is the best investment that any parent or country can give to its people. Human resource is all about education. Let us try to make education relevant to the job market. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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