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    "id": 222583,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "I am pleading with Mr. Muturi and Mr. Angwenyi to let the Attorney-General, please, listen to me! The Attorney-General who is the chief advisor of the Government is allowing the Kenyan Government to continue to commit an illegal act by withholding certificates of students because they have not paid school fees. They are taking the certificates as lien for the debts that they owe. These debts are running up to ten years back. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am appealing to the Attorney-General to advise the Government that it is committing an illegal act and that they must order that these certificates be released forthwith. If the Attorney-General had advised the President on the waiver of tuition fees the President should have started by announcing the release of these certificates this year and then waiving the tuition next year. I think it does not make much sense that the Government will waive tuition in 2008, but those who have gone through education up to now will have their certificates withheld. I think it does not make a lot of sense. I am appealing to the President again to reconsider this matter and to order the Minister for Education with good advise from the learned Attorney-General to have these certificates released so that these students can access employment like other Kenyans. I beg to support."
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