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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kanainza",
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        "legal_name": "Daisy Nyongesa Kanainza",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion brought by Sen. Karaba. I will start by commending the work being done by the county governments to ensure that devolution works for the good of our people. I would also like to commend the national Government for trying to help these county governments perform their duties. When we speak about the pre-primary education, actually, it is key, the reason being that this is the first stage that these children go through to enable them have a successful future in their lives. The reason why it is very important for us to focus on pre-primary education is because it is a transiting period; that after pre-primary education, they are going to primary schools, then secondary schools and then onward to tertiary education. You will find that if these children do not get that conducive environment, they end up hating being in school; they end up not liking school at all and it even affects their growth and attitude towards life. For many years, as my colleagues have said, this responsibility has been left to the society, the churches and even to other organizations that have the heart for the people. But it is good that it has been put under the devolved functions of the county governments, and I know that something good is going to be done. All this is because of the focus that we have for this child, that we want him or her to be an important person in future. When we look at the state of pre-primary education at the moment, there is no proper policy framework or curriculum being used; every institution is using a different type of framework. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other problem is about the feeding programme. These children stay in school without taking porridge or even a meal, and maybe they have walked from home without even taking a cup of tea. When they get to school, they spend most of their time in class learning; they do not have time to play. Even if they have time to get out, there is no playground specifically for this function of their recreation. When you look at the infrastructure in most places, these children are crowded in one place and sometimes they even sit on the floor, and the floor is not made as well as where we are today; it is just a shanty place made of mud. With this, we are actually even exposing these children to some diseases. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we talk about the language of instruction, sometimes when you visit these institutions, when you greet these children in English “How are you?” they are not able to respond. We really need to know which language should be used in terms of instruction; whether it is English, Kiswahili or mother tongue. Similarly, you will find that teaching materials are not there. When we were growing up, we used to have sticks and bottle tops, but nowadays, we only use the theoretical bit, 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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