{"id":293040,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/293040/?format=json","text_counter":151,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":376,"legal_name":"Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona","slug":"millie-odhiambo-mabona"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank my namesake, Mr. Odhiambo, for bringing this very important Question. I want to indicate that when I worked in the civil society I worked with seven Ministries of the Government of Kenya, including the Ministry of Education, in a programme called “mainstreaming in action” that was supported by development partners, including the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), which sought to mainstream what you call cross-cutting issues and which are what Mr. Odhiambo wants put in curriculum. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was not an accidental process the way the Minister is saying. Is there a policy that has been developed to mainstream these cross-cutting issues in curriculum development? These are issues of environment, human rights, children’s rights, protection from violence against women and men and peace."}