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    "id": 241817,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member knows where I live. We experience the same conditions. We have actually published the school fees guidelines. We have also insisted that when young people are admitted to secondary schools, the school fees guideline must go through the District Education Officers (DEOs) so that they can check the extent to which the fees have been increased. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also insist that any increase in school fees must be approved by the PTA and the DEB. That information should then be passed to the Ministry for approval. It is also up to Members of Parliament to insist that DEBS are established to ensure that no increases are approved because they only serve to prevent many poor children from attending school. With regard to punishing school headteachers, if we find out that they have increased school fees arbitrarily, disciplinary action is taken against them. We, however, must have proper evidence which has been proven by the BoG, PTA and the DEB. However, if the hon. Member knows of any cases where there have been arbitrary increases, he should let us know and then we shall take appropriate action against that headteacher."
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