Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 382805,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/382805/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 122,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "to build classrooms in schools. I cannot remember the number of times I have participated in harambees in schools to buy laboratory equipment. Madam Temporary Speaker, you may also remember that just recently, we had so many schools introducing something they were calling “Building Fund”. That Building Fund which was being asked from parents was intended to help the school develop its infrastructure. It has also been on national television that our young people are learning under trees and those who are not lucky to learn under trees learn in classrooms which are built with mabati and other makeshift structures. What I believe the Mover of this Motion is seeking is to have those functions which are best understood by the local communities, which are best dealt with at the county level and devoid of the other national functions like examinations. If this is addressed at the national level, then issues of infrastructure and equipment should be addressed at the county level. You may all have noticed that almost every secondary school now requires a school bus to transport students during educational tours. This is part of equipment. There is absolutely no harm in devolving that kind of function whereby it can be dealt with at that level. Those are the kind of issues the Mover of this Motion is seeking to address. I also believe that if those functions and facilities are devolved, they are going to address the issues that are currently bedeviling our education system. Therefore, I would propose that if that clarity is fully sought, then the Mover of the Motion could seek to further clarify this issue so that we are able to pass this Motion with one mind. Probably, we could move an amendment to bring in more clarity. As it is, it is not clear. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
}