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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimeto",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimeto",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. It is good that this Motion has come at the right time. Kenya is a country which is very determined to educate her boys and girls. This Motion emphasizes the need to come up with ways of improving the girl-child education in this country. The Motion also emphasizes the need to assist students who come from poor sections of the society. But, generally, every part of this country is poor in one way or another. Even those areas which are known to be self-sustaining could be poor in terms of access to education. We should pass this Motion which emphasizes the need to implement the Education for All (EFA) programmes among poor sections of the society, to ensure that the girl-child enrolment is improved. In fact, the Motion should have stated that it is a must for all Kenyan children to be provided with free education up to the university level, for them to attain knowledge and skills in different professions. There is a vision that Kenya will be industrialized by the year 2020. But this is not possible if we do not provide education to all our children. It is education that brings about industrialization. We cannot be industrialized if our children are not educated to higher levels. We should allocate more funds to the education sector. Therefore, children from poor families in both rural and urban areas should have access to free education. On the other hand, those parents who are financially-able should educate their children. In my constituency, those students who top in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations come from poor families. Most of them achieve Mean Grade A in those examinations. That is knowledge given by God to them, despite coming from poor families. The Government should, therefore, ensure that bright students from poor families throughout the country are offered free education up to the university level. It is a pity to see bright students who pass examinations staying at home because of lack of school fees, while those who fail, but because they come from well-to-do families, proceed to universities abroad. They finally come back to lead this country. It is very unfortunate that we are not addressing this issue. We must see to it that all bright children in every part of the country access free education to the university level. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also have bright children whose parents are disabled. They are, therefore, not able to cultivate their land and fend for their families. If it is expensive for me, as a hon. Member of Parliament, to educate my own children, how can we expect a disabled parent to educate his or her children? All the children whose parents are disabled should have access to free education. Hata watu wa magazeti, wekeni ---"
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