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    "id": 469746,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir for this opportunity to make my contribution. On the outset, I would like to say that I support the Motion. During my contribution to the Presidential Address, I dwelt on the marginalization of certain areas of this Republic especially now 50 years after Independence. We can look at what development has taken place and where. It is clear that correcting issues of marginalization must be the agenda of this Senate if we are to play the role that those who drafted the Constitution expected. In my view, that is the reason why we went into devolution. This was to try and correct developmental injustices as Senators. Therefore, I would like to implore my colleagues that we stand together whenever we point out injustices so that we do not appear defensive. Here, we are speaking facts. We must rise to the occasion and assist in correcting these injustices. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Marsabit talked about primary school education as the basis for these injustices. If you go to certain counties, Kitui County included, you will find that even in primary schools there are no teachers. If you go to other counties, you will find that the schools are overstaffed. Therefore, injustices begin right from the foundation where you have no primary school teachers. Talk about laptops being issued to these schools where 100 students are studying under a tree because they have no classrooms and have no teachers, that is an issue for another day. However, the point I am making---"
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