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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very realistic request. The only problem we will have is which criteria we will use to decide which school will get that one teacher. It is more important for us to see how we can have a long-term plan that incorporates as many young people as possible. There are other reasons for it. The real problem of early childhood education is one of inequality. Children who are able to benefit from pre-school education have an advantage by the time they go to good primary schools because most primary schools require that they sit for an exam before joining them. From a socio-economic perspective, it is a very unfair system whereby the majority of the poor children cannot afford pre-school education. So, we have an interest. If we are really interested in alleviating poverty, we have to target the majority. It is in this regard that we are thinking of a long-term plan that will incorporate the majority of these disadvantaged Kenyans in the system by 2010. Otherwise, they will be disadvantaged for many years to come."
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