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    "id": 383522,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I want to commend the Mover of the Motion for presenting his views very eloquently. This is a very important Motion. I support the Motion and, indeed, there is need for the two levels of government to complement each other and to cooperate in matters regarding provision of essential services. Education, in particular, is a very essential service to our communities particularly as we appreciate its importance in terms of development; economic development, provision of manpower and meeting the manpower needs of our country and developing individual capacities as human beings. Therefore, it is a very important matter. We are all aware that this function belongs to the national government. However, we also know that the national government has limitations. We have schools all over our counties; we have primary and secondary schools scattered all over the country. We are aware that many times the national government positioned in Nairobi is not familiar with the conditions of some of the institutions in the counties. Therefore, if we developed relationships where these functions could be transferred to the counties, that would represent the perfect situation where at the county level, people own the schools. They would know the inadequacies and challenges which the institutions face. It is only logical that we transfer these functions to the county governments where they would be best handled. For this reason, I support this arrangement. I know that this will require negotiations between various county governments and the national institutions. However, we will urge, particularly, the national government to understand and appreciate this situation because I believe that it will add a lot of value. We have seen situations before where officials at the national level have funds intended to improve infrastructure both for the primary and secondary schools but the manner in which the resources are distributed leaves a lot to be desired. There is no arrangement or criteria for distributing these funds. We know for sure that if these resources were to be transferred to the county level, they will be put into good use. The infrastructure will be improved at that level. Probably, this is what we need because it will have a more positive impact, not only to the students, but also to the communities which own and support these institutions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, once again, I want to commend the Mover of this Motion for the initiative of bringing it to this level. I request my colleagues in this House to support this very important Motion. In particular, I believe that it will add value and improve infrastructure at the various institutions of learning in our counties. It is really something that we ought to encourage because of the value that it will bring. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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