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    "content": "Nigeria has taken over to try to protect these pastoralists by providing mobile schools. They also take care of the movements scientifically such that when they are moving to the north in pursuit of water, the areas that they live behind are taken care of by the Government until such time when they come back. This is something that the Government of Nigeria has done to support the Fulanis who move from the northern part of Nigeria into the interior of Mali and Mauritania. So, this can happen and it has happened elsewhere. I do not see the reason why it cannot happen if we can sit down and plan. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also realized that there is a lot of ignorance in Kenya. We have to really understand that when a problem like that arises, it is not the fault of these people. It is the fault of the environment and they happen to live there. So, the Government and other systems should take care of its citizens in all areas. There is a lot of insecurity, we have witnessed people killing one another especially in the last two weeks. That is what is likely to happen if the Government does not take care of her people. It is my view that the Government should support them. At one time when I was a teacher and also the chairman of the heads association, I was able to support some of the heads from north eastern in a trip they were going to undertake in South Africa. We had to pay for some heads from that region because they could not afford. We had to treat them like other heads in Kenya. For that matter, I realized that people should be conscious of one another’s living to a point where they can support one another. They have to make sure that the education system enjoyed in other regions of the country is also enjoyed in that area. These are arid and semi-arid areas which comprises 80 per cent of the country. If we are going to make use of this vast area, then we should make sure that the children born there are given an education system akin to that which is available in the rest of the country. That is what the Motion is talking about. The Motion is asking us, as the Senate and also the Government, to make sure that the education facilities provided in the rest of the Republic are also provided to the people who live in these areas because it is not their fault. So, the Motion is relevant and quite in order. For us to make sure that these people enjoy the facilities like the rest, it is in order that boarding schools are established and the Government steps in full gear so that they are provided with feeding programmes. When they are free, their parents should also be allowed to go and see them. Even if they move out, the Government should be able to provide facilities to enable them access their parents who might be in distress looking for water and pasture. Therefore, the Motion is very relevant and this is something we have lived with for the last 50 years. Since we are going to next 50 years to make a century, it is important that the Government through the Senate thinks about how they are going to make these people be seen to be part of the Republic. The only way the Government can do that is by providing what is important and that is education. Since education is the only way they can access the freedom to other institutions, it is better to make sure that the education system is in conformity with the rest of the Republic. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really support that we provide boarding facilities to the needy children who live in this part of the world. It is also important to note that I have taught some of these children in eastern region. I realized that when they are 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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