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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bishop Wanjiru",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Housing",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Wanjiru Kariuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. I want to start exactly where Prof. Kamar stopped. She said it is a very good idea whose time has not come yet she is opposing it. If we have to take care of the future generations, we must start implementing proper governance in the rightful Government institutions now. That is the purpose of this Motion. In the near future, we do not have a choice; this is where Kenya will be going and where everyone else globally is going. If we agree, it is a good idea. Why are we opposing it? A good idea needs to be supported. We can say that probably we will face the challenges of implementation. But any changes will bring challenges of implementation. What we need is good leadership that can bring a smooth transition from the old to the new. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, education, in essence, is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another. We probably need to look at the Latin word educare. This is where we get the word “education” which means to bring up, to bring out or to bring forth what is within. So what we need to ask ourselves is: Is our education system able to bring out or to bring forth the potential in our children? My answer would be; “no”. Our education system is instead suppressing the inborn potential of our children. Education is also the learning process by which people are equipped with specific knowledge, skills or abilities that can be applied immediately upon completion. The next question is: When our children leave Standard Eight, are they able to immediately upon completion implement anything except if they are able to move to Form One? Just assuming that they drop out at Standard Eight, who do they become? Where do they go? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day I faced a challenge in my own constituency when I had an opportunity to recommend somebody for a very good job; a carpenter. Believe you me I have very many carpenters in Starehe. However, I was looking for a carpenter who is skilled and has a certificate. Unfortunately, I was not able to find one despite the fact that I have wonderful, perfect carpenters in Starehe. What does this mean? It means that---"
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