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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, again because it is in Nairobi and I am in the Education, Research and Technology Committee, I just wanted to provide some information beyond what I read on the Statement from the Cabinet Secretary. In the Committee, many issues came up. First, it was obvious that the process by which the permission to use the City Council grounds as a parking on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night was granted in a boarding school, was not legitimate. It involved a lot of corruption. That is the conclusion that the Committee reached. I hope that at some point we will discuss that and there will be a more comprehensive report. This raises the question of how many City Council schools are using their land as parking facilities. It is not just this school. What exposure is it bringing to our children when school facilities are being used for commercial gain? It is not clear whether the money earned from it is for the benefit of the children. The issues of threats and violence in the case of Highridge and the stress to the teachers, violence to the staff of Highridge School was noted and not debated. It was clear that, that has been happening. Again, it is a question of what is going to happen now with the Inspector General of Police and the leaders of Police in Nairobi, especially the OCPD, Westlands. What can they do to make sure that their officers are not being used to protect the high and mighty? They should serve the regular citizens. The Committee also discussed the issue of putting together a recommendation for the Ethics and Anti- 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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