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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to support this very important Motion by Sen. Halima. But I would like to speak about what exactly is going on, on the ground, as much as we also seek support from the national Government. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my 10 years or so experience leading this Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALS) constituency has shown me that marginalization is sometimes actually inflicted by other forces or influences, and it impacts on education negatively. One of the experiences that I would like to share here today is the impact of relief food on education. When I joined Parliament as a Member for Isiolo North Constituency in 2003, there were several large villages where the relief food was distributed. These large villages had a school and a Mosque. Over time, you realize that these large villages split because an old man or someone who has influence in the village is maybe competing with another old man. So, they split the village to form another village a kilometer or two away from that big village. This new small village will demand for a school and a Mosque. They will demand for the appointment of an assistant chief or a chief in order to attract aid as a new registered centre for relief food. Then you will realize that after another two or so years, the same village has again grown big maybe due to immigration of people who lose animals due to drought. Eventually, the two villages transform into four villages. You will still need four small schools. They will be very poorly equipped and staffed. So, because it is the same teachers, if that initial large village had four teachers, now each of those four schools will be left with one teacher. In any case, the teacher deployment in those areas is much 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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