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    "content": "either into colleges, universities or into the armed forces. Time is up for us as the leadership not to take this matter lightly. We should address it with all the strength that it deserves. We have education committees both at the National Assembly level and at the Senate. It is important that these Parliamentary committees get down to serious business and summon the Cabinet Secretary because we cannot keep leaving this issue hanging. They must hold the Cabinet Secretary in charge of education accountable for this. We have always passed Motions in this House, and I am a Member of the Implementation Committee and last time, we took stock of how much we achieved and we realized that the Government assumes that Motions that are passed in this House do not have any implication. Through the Implementation Committee, we should actually put the Cabinet Secretaries who have failed to implement Motions passed by this House on the radar and ensure that they are summoned and taken to task. At the moment, in the National Assembly, Hon. Linturi is pushing for a Motion to impeach Anne Waiguru and indeed, they should be impeached for such failures. I do not see why the Cabinet Secretary for Education should be left scot free. He should face a similar fate in the hands of legislators because he seems not to care for the poor, the under-privileged and the plight of Kenyans who would have benefited from the various opportunities. This is not a privilege but a right. Once it is spelt out in the Act, why should it not be a right? Madam Temporary Speaker, I am particularly perturbed because I personally know a number that I had assisted to pay their fees and then two days ago, I had to pay more money in respect of outstanding fee balance for an orphaned child. The school heads should not keep on holding certificates. Heads of schools who think that they are above the law must be taken to task. The poor coordination between the Ministry of Education and the TSC must also be put on the spot so that we address the unfortunate occurrences in our counties. Finally, I want to thank the Senator for Kitui County, Sen. Musila, for strongly following up this matter without giving up. Please, do not give up, pursue it to end and we will walk the journey with you to make sure that this particular item is followed to the letter. Thank you."
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