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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Mover told us that 61 per cent of Kenyans cannot self-actualize themselves. Those of us who did psychology were taught about the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs. For self-actualization, you can do everything and be anything with education. So, adult education is very important. If we have 61 per cent of Kenyans who are illiterate, I wonder where Kilifi rates. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should come out of barter trade. During the barter trade people did not even know the worth of their possessions. According to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), quality education has been talked about. However, in adult education, we are not talking about quality education. We are talking about people being empowered, learning about hygiene, eradication of poverty and jobs. If I can remember, my grandmother used to go for adult education and she was the best cook ever. From adult education, very old women can even go for tailoring classes and end up being professional tailors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, once people are educated, even cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will really go down. I attended a burial for a university student from Kilifi. The parents who are very old were seated on the front row. One of the students was given an opportunity to give the eulogy. During his testimony, he said that he wished that the whole front bench which was full of old men and women could have died instead of that particular student. Once we have education people will be informed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is so obvious that the need for education is there. We have even seen grandfathers going to the same class with their grandchildren. This is not proper. Proper measures have to be put in place because, since time immemorial, we have never had different ages going for circumcision together. Things have to be done systematically. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even if you are very rich and never went to school, you will never self-actualize. By educating the old we will also narrow the gap between the “digital” and “analog” generations. I wish to pose a question. If you are not in the “digital” category, what is next for you? If you are not educated; what is next for you? Proper measures have to be put in place to ensure that everybody gets formal or informal education. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I come from Kilifi County and wish to thank my Governor, because he has allocated a lot of money for education. He has allocated Kshs10 million to every ward for education. Since there is a lot of illiteracy where I come from, I wish to urge my Governor also to consider adult education. What can we do about the aged, so that they can also self-actualize? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, I would like to urge my fellow Senators who are in the same Committee with Sen. Karaba to vote for him, since he is very conversant with education matters. I promise him my vote. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second."
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