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    "id": 448638,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mitaru",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Rwamba Mitaru",
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    "content": "Yes. I am very grateful. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. We have discussed this matter very seriously because Kenya is one of the countries in Africa where you find a person of over 80 years going to Standard I to seek for knowledge and education. You would find mothers or fathers leaving their children and going to high school to learn. Therefore, this country needs this kind of Bill like yesterday. I believe that every one of us in this House should support this Bill. I have seen people taking certificate courses in a few weeks; some take the same in a few months while some take several years. Then, when they go to look for jobs, somebody is confused. They do not know why this higher diploma, certificate or a degree took so long or a short time to get. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology, we have been looking forward to bringing this Bill to this House. I believe all of us who love Kenyan and education for Kenyans will support this Motion because, at the end of the day---- I remember when we joined politics, we were told to bring our verified certificates. There are those people who were disappointed because they went to schools which were not vetted. Therefore, we need an institution or a standardization institution so that everybody who goes to schools is aware of it. Whether they go at age 40 or age 80, when they do the examinations, Kenya will accept their certificates. When you go outside Kenya, people will know that this country has a system that vets, checks and ensures that the education and certificate levels are accepted all over the world. I am so proud to be a Kenyan because we in Kenya want to learn even at old age. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have seen some primary school teachers starting as P1 teachers and they are now teaching at the university. They have continuously gone to university and have worked hard. At times, they were told that they will not get better jobs. I have seen some students finishing university with education degrees and they end up not getting employment because nobody has followed this kind of information to know whether they passed well and whether they followed procedures or whether they got the right certificates. Therefore, I want to support this Motion. I believe all of us in this House and Kenya at large will support this Motion so that when our people go outside Kenya, they go with certificates that have been properly verified. With those remarks, I support this Motion with all my heart."
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