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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This debate started yesterday. It was well moved by the Senator for Kwale, Sen. Boy Juma Boy, and seconded by the Chairman, Mutahi Kagwe. Quite a number of Senators contributed towards it. I am here as a Member and also Chairman of the Committee on Education contributing also towards this very important Motion on the County Oversight and Networking Engagements (CONE). This is a Motion that reports on the Committee’s visit to the counties of the former Coast Province; Lamu, Kwale, Tana River, Mombasa and Kilifi. A lot of work was done by the Committee by trying to engage the ECDE class teachers and we saw a lot. This is in light of what is already enshrined in the Constitution; trying to act as an oversight authority particularly to the counties. The county governments should also feel that there is a Senate which is to oversight. We travelled under very harsh conditions. We slept in very odd places at times, particularly in Tana River and we saw what people in these places go through. My Committee noted quite a lot of problems and we came up with recommendations. That is what is contained in the Report. I hope that most of you have read that Report which is moving to a very great extent. If we looked at this Report, we would come up with very many recommendations. That is what we are asking the Government to look into. The Government should come up with recommendations so that we have the ECDE children and teachers doing what they are supposed to do. There is lack of ECDE classrooms and some children even study under trees. We did not see a lot of improvements and there are no physical facilities. There were no playing fields and toilets. To a great extent, most children were neglected by teachers. This is because the teachers there are not respected. There are no regulations from the Ministry and this is quite wanting particularly in Kwale and Tana River counties. We noted that a lot of these children sit outside and wait for their seniors in classes two, three up to eight to accompany them on their way back home after they have done their school work. This is what we call wasted manpower and time for children. This is very serious. We are, therefore, recommending that the history that has existed about people in the coast is seen as an example of a proactive historical development. Historians like Krapf were 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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