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    "id": 442709,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kanainza",
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        "legal_name": "Daisy Nyongesa Kanainza",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Vice Chairperson of the Education Committee, Sen. Halima, for thinking about the people of the ASALs. That is the area that she comes from. Education is very vital for the full realization of an individual’s potential, especially for the socio-economic development of this country. That is why when you look at Vision 2030, you will see that education and training is very key to its success. It contributes to the global competition of quality education. The enrolment of students from the ASALs is at 24 per cent. This means that they do not enjoy the Free Primary Education (FPE) and secondary education that is in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). They do not enjoy the facilities that other students enjoy like laptops, computers and libraries. They also do not enjoy the use of electricity that is provided by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). Once we have boarding schools in these areas, I believe, things will be better. Why do I say this? We have the Policy Framework for Nomadic Education in Kenya that was adopted by the Government. It is unfortunate that there are very few aspects in that policy that have been achieved up to date. The enrolment level is also very low. We have very few boarding facilities in these areas. They are also not habitable. They do not have enough beds to accommodate students and the walls are not strong. That is why I support this Motion that urges the national Government to construct boarding facilities; at least, three in a ward to accommodate the children from these areas. Why do we need these boarding facilities? First, this will bring about high enrolment of students in these areas. The students suffer when their parents move from one place to another to look for pasture for animals. That means that they have to move with their children and they end up dropping out of school. When we have these schools, the children’s performance will improve. This is because they will remain in school from morning to evening and concentrate fully in their studies. In most cases, it is the girls who suffer most. This is because when they go back home they have to carry out the basic domestic duties. At times, they face harassment on their way home. If you look at other areas where we have boarding facilities, you will see that students move from far areas to access education. If we have these facilities, we will have children moving from Nairobi County to access education in the ASAL areas. We want to have accessibility to education in this country. If children from the ages of 6 to 13 do not access education, that means that we will have youths in this country who cannot compete properly with youths from other regions and even internationally. That is why you find young people engaging in drugs and terrorism and having problematic children. 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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