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    "content": "reading or research methods. The Motion is asking us and the Government to make it public that people living in Kenya should know the effects and the benefits of research methods that should be carried out in the Republic. They are very many. We have just concluded a Bill here on how we can research on various diseases like cancer because we have different types of cancer. Unless you travel to India or America, you cannot get the cure, yet the cure could be here in Kenya. We have herbs in the forest and even some animals here in Kenya which are of medicinal value. Sheer ignorance has made our people to even die. Through research it is possible to come up with clear cut policies and cure for what has been a problem in Kenya. Madam Temporary Speaker, our education system should be taken very seriously. We have started off with Early Childhood Development (ECD) classes. But you will find that every county has been given a raw deal. You will find a child going to a nursery school class in the company of a sister or brother who is in class two or even class eight. That child will sit in class until the sibling comes out of class at 6.00 p.m. The moment that child gets home, he or she will be tired and will not even have internalized anything. Research has shown that even mental development has its own capacity to absorb. At a certain level we should let the child grow like other children. This is the kind of research that we calling for. We need to consider the psychomotor and cognitive domains of a child. We also need to appreciate that the environment where a child grows can be very useful in that child’s development. Therefore, you will find that counties with very good ECD classrooms will certainly register better results in Class Eight and even Form Four. That is why we are asking for such research methods to be brought forward. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have many institutions which can do research in various sectors in Kenya. For example, we have the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) which undertakes research on livestock. We also have Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) and marine research stations in Mombasa. We can even conduct research to find out why people in some regions have brown teeth. Such kind of research can help us to develop our own people. Without research, we are failing Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Motion is clear because it is asking the Government to give us more money. It is true that if we have to develop we must spend on research. If the Government could allocate more money for research in the Budget, I am sure that we will be better than we have ever been in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion and ask Prof. Lonyangapuo to follow it up further and bring a Bill, so that we can see whether we can convince the national Government and county governments to allocate more money for research work at the county level. That will be of great help and use to our country, going by the multiplier effect. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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