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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okong’o",
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        "legal_name": "Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to the Motion that was brought by Sen. Karaba, requesting the national Government to assist in developing institutions which will empower the young ones who go to nursery schools to get the necessary standards. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a Member of the Committee on Education, Information and Technology and we have had an opportunity to travel to almost 14 counties. What we have seen in those counties is deplorable. The conditions of the young ones have been forgotten. If you go to places like Tana River County, Lamu and Kwale counties, you will be disappointed that those toddlers are living in deplorable standards. It is very important that the national Government, in conjunction with the county governments, comes up with proper curriculum in terms of infrastructure development for the young ones. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, educational development can only be accelerated to enhance economic growth. This has been captured under UNESCO and the Kenyan Government has done a great deal in this sector, although it has not empowered those young children. Those toddlers aged between three years to six years require the best care that can be afforded. Most of the classes that we visited were congested and some of those toddlers are kept for long hours in school before taking a break. So, it is important that the Government, in conjunction with the county governments, comes up with mechanisms to create a uniform curriculum in hiring and training, so that the young ones can get proper equipment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at Brazil, for instance, the national Government does curriculum development, trains teachers and pays the county governments for those procedures. These are the areas that we require the national Government to give its input. Argentina is also another very well developed country in this sector. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in some counties, you will find about 60 babies in one class. There is no feeding programme in place; and there are no toilets. We went to Kwale and we were told that these young ones go to the bushes for short and long calls. So, it is important that I support this Motion and ask my colleagues to also come and support it so that we can pass a policy to engage the national Government and county governments to develop these programmes which can assist these young children to also have the basic training which will enable them to improve as they move on and prepare themselves for their future lives. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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