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    "id": 213791,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 342,
        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As you know, I do not take a lot of time in contributing. I have stood here, first, to support the Motion of the Minister. I also want to congratulate him. When he took over this Ministry, the amount of responsibility which he was given, part of it had been feared by the previous regime. We should accept that. Everybody feared that we would not manage the Free Primary Education (FPE) Programme, but the Minister has managed it. We should appreciate this kind of challenge which has been tackled very effectively. There are certain things which we should appreciate, as Kenyans. We should not grumble on every issue. The Government has done very well, through this Ministry. For me, if it were possible, we would put more money to this Ministry so that it can do more work. Mind you, the responsibility that the Ministry is tackling is arising out of the appetite of all Kenyans for education. You have heard my good friends from Turkana South appreciating improvements in education. When I used to be the Provincial Commissioner in Rift Valley, I went to Turkana and talked about education but the people there would not listen to me. Now, they appreciate that education is a good thing. That is progress in this country and we should support it. We should give the Ministry more money for the purpose of teacher training. I have heard my colleagues talking about education so that we do not have"
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