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    "content": "places are really neat and well done. In most circumstances, the kindergarten class is actually more expensive than even the Standard One classroom. In view of the fact that the new Constitution was made in an attempt to make Kenya as equitable as possible, the idea that the Committee presented in these three meetings is that there should be no difference between a child in Nairobi County and a child in Kwale County. If, indeed, it is the Government of Kenya that is funding, there should be no difference between a child in Hola and a child in Kisumu, Nyeri or any other area in this country. What we found out is that the inequality in the treatment of ECD classrooms was not just from county to county where there was a bit of more equity, but here I am talking about equality in poverty or low standards. There was a big difference between the way those children were treated and the way that the upper classes were treated. There was also a big difference between certain ECDs that were funded, for example, by the religious organizations and the ones that are funded by the Kenya Government. Therefore, we emphasized a lot of things to these people. Madam Temporary Speaker, we emphasized the issue of cleanliness. Wherever we went to a kindergarten that was in a poor state and spoke to the teachers, there was a corresponding absence of children because of health issues. Wherever we went to a kindergarten that had adequate facilities and was clean, every child was always there. Therefore, there was a direct correlation between the state of the ECD infrastructure and health of the children. We emphasized and are glad to say that we are beginning to see differences. This can only be good for our children. Another area that we emphasized in the meetings was the area of sanitary provisions. We were horrified when we went to certain areas where kindergartens had no toilets. When we asked them where the children help themselves, they pointed to a maize"
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