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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "We are technocrats in other areas, but they all add up to the same thing. We really want the Government--- Whatever it is. I do not know what you want me to say. It is the Government to do it. We can just say it to nobody. This money should be increased from Kshs1,020 to Kshs3,060. Hon. Members know very well that it is very difficult for our youngsters to engage in certain activities. There is need for some educational trips to be organised for them, so that they can familiarise themselves with a number of institutions in the country, to which they should be exposed. Sometimes they are called upon to pay Kshs500 each in some areas but as you can see, this falls short of what is expected of them. In some schools, the head teachers even go against the law by sending away children to look for money from their homes. The money is not there. So, the children end up loitering on the streets. Others go and hide in the bushes. They do not learn. Going by the Constitution that we passed in 2010, and going by the Education Act that was passed this year, basic and quality education must be given to the children of this country. It can only be quality education if the amount of money provided for education is enough. This amount should have been increased a long time ago. Right now, we should be talking of a slightly bigger figure of, say, Kshs5,000 per child. We are still talking about this figure because we have to review this figure gradually. I hope that the Ministry concerned will be keeping proper records, so that it can be advising the Government continuously on how much money is needed to give quality education to our children. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I contributed to the earlier Motion. We are waiting for a Bill to come. We hope to incorporate secondary education in the programme because there is no way we can be talking about primary education without The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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