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    "id": 442682,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mohamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Halima Abdille Mohamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are aware that education is one of the most important things that improve the social aspect of an individual. It reduces the poverty of an individual and improves the health standards of a person and also makes a person know his or her rights. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, 80 per cent of our land mass is inhabited by pastoralists. We know that they move with their animals in search of water and pasture. This means that they also move with their children who are supposed to be at school. We also understand the lifestyle of most of the pastoralists. They are polygamists meaning that they bear very many children. Most of them are out of school. We are also aware that most of the parents are not educated. This has a ripple effect on their children. It is high time that we killed the mentality that pastoralist parents have that education is expensive. If we provide education at their door level, they will appreciate and enjoy the fruits. The official Government statistics indicate that approximately 95 per cent of all school going children attend school. However, this is different in pastoralist areas. Take an example of one of the counties like Wajir, the enrolment rate is 45 per cent. You can see that there is a big difference between the national rating and what the specific counties are undergoing. This means that the pupils are not benefiting from the free primary education which the Government is providing. This is because children in those areas join their parents in herding their livestock on long journeys. The long distances to school also make the children drop out of school and develop a negative attitude towards school. Parents move with their children during the migration period. This makes most of the children drop out of school. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in Turkana, there is a decline in the number of students during the transition period. For example, the retention rate is 22 per cent. This means that about 50 pupils join class one and when they are completing class eight, their numbers reduce drastically to about 20 pupils. Currently in the pastoralist areas, there is only one boarding school per ward. If you compare that with the vastness of the wards, it 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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