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    "id": 224370,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ochilo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think we have to admit that we have been very unfair to women in this country and we must repay for that unfairness. I want to propose that we should automatically agree to free secondary and university April 25, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 913 education to all girl-children in this country. We should also set a sunset clause to that proviso so that they are able to catch up with us. In a situation of scarcity where there are scarce resources, you will find that the resources will be applied to pay school fees for the boy-child and the girl-child will be treated as a chattel commodity in order to get a little property in return. So, it is important for this House to take leadership in this matter by agreeing to give free secondary and university education to all girl-children in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we should even go further and agree to certain tax incentives so that this matter is addressed once and for all. I believe all children are a gift from God, for those of us who believe in the benevolence and providence of God. Since we have been very unfair to the girl-child - the unfairness is evident from the fact that the enrolment of the girl-child is in decline - we must, as a country, be prepared to atone for this kind of bad behaviour on our part. We should, therefore, offer leadership to redress this. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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