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    "id": 228956,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/228956/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 190,
        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that a large number of pastoralists children have not joined Form One due to loss of livestock markets closed as a result of the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). I have, however, received requests from the communities living in the areas affected by either drought, floods or the Rift Valley Fever for extra support to secondary schools in view of the negative effects of these natural calamities including the RVF. (b) The Ministry cannot waive fees for Form One students from the pastoralist areas because we do not have alternative resources to cover the cost. However, the Ministry has given the following relief to ASAL areas as shown in the attached documents which cover years 2006 to 2007. These are the bursary funds, laboratory equipment funds, ASAL drought funds, fire equipment, infrastructure development and ICT funds. (c) Following the requests from the various communities living in the affected areas, we have released financial resources under ASAL Grants and Pockets of Poverty Support in order to mitigate some of the serious effects. We have also factored extra resources in our supplementary budget so that we can increase our support to the affected areas. Once the revised budget is approved by this House, we shall extend additional financial support. March 28, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 197 (d) The said calamities affect all families in the particular districts. For this reason, any support available should be extended to all students in all the affected areas not necessarily the affected districts. For this reason, it would not be fair to select anyone for support. Indeed, we anticipate that we will have much more support for ASALs during this financial year after the supplementary budget and even factor in much more in the next financial year."
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