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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. This is a well thought out petition by hon. Kang’ata; it is nice to see him engaging meaningfully when he is not chasing the Senate. This is good use of time by the Member. I want to congratulate him. This is not a small matter. There is a debate out there on which way to go with our education system. This country is going to have to debate on the money already being given by the Government to schools for Free Primary Education and subsidized secondary education. We may have to accept that in the near future supervision of this money given by the national Government be done by the various counties. I want to say that this country has a responsibility to take care of the future of our children and teachers. Today as we speak, we have strikes looming in the country. This House is confronted with that question, and it must confront it. It must also find out why our teachers are striking every year. We cannot even talk about some free laptops if teachers are only asking for Kshs. 20 billion which they were promised in 1998. As a House, we look bad if we are resisting somebody who is reducing our pay, and we are not talking for teachers. I will be moving an amendment in this budget to reduce some of that laptop money and pay teachers once and for all so that this country cannot have our children in school and there are no teachers to teach as they are unhappy. Policemen and other people are not happy over issues that can be sorted out by this House now, if the new dispensation can help. About the issue of Free Primary Education, I think the Government is giving enough, but there is too much pilferage, because there is no supervision. So, the Committee on Education, Research and Technology must sit as they consider this petition and see where this Parliament can make legislation to help the Government. The Government has good intentions most of the time, except when they want to give toys for laptops. Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir."
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