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    "id": 369202,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I wish to take this chance as the Chair of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology to thank the entire House for protecting what was to be done this evening. I would like this House to note that whatever was supposed to be taken was to be taken from the free primary and secondary education and the provision of sanitary towels that our girls need in our schools. As the Chief Whip has mentioned, there is no money for laptops and I want to make it clear that the money for laptops is not Kshs53 billion. It is good for the Members of this House not to get information from the media and then come here and play politics. The money for laptops, as per the Budget, is Kshs15 billion and not Kshs53 billion. I would also like to take this chance to explain to the Members that the money for laptops is not only for Class One. It is going to cover Class One to Class Eight. I would also like to urge this House to support the laptops project. The Kshs15 billion is not just for buying laptops. We are going to train teachers and connect electricity in our primary schools. We are also going to make sure that Kenya becomes the hub of assembling these laptops. We want to create employment and in three years time, Kenya will not be where it is today. So, let it not be seen as a project for Class One, but it is as developmental project that is going to bring industrialization and improve our colleges. Colleges, like Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) are going to partner with the people who are coming to assemble the laptops here. We are going to create"
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