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    "id": 53812,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/53812/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lagat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 64,
        "legal_name": "Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me time to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to support this Motion because it is very important. As we know, Aristotle said: “Education is preparation for quality life.” I think we are taking education seriously because we know its importance. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that even though we are asking for more funds, we have so many challenges. I support that funds should be doubled for secondary schools and tripled for primary schools. However, there are so many challenges. In many schools, staffing levels are so low. I was so surprised yesterday when I visited one of my schools. I found out that they have some vacant classes. When I asked the principal of the school why that was so, he said that they cannot enroll more students because there is no staff. I think staffing should be taken seriously. In my constituency, some students who graduated in 2003 are yet to be employed to date. So, it is so discouraging at the moment. When you tell a Form IV leaver to join a college or a university and study education, they do not consider it. They think that when you graduate from a college, you do not get employment. I think the Government should take employment very seriously because most of the schools are under-staffed. I think it is a"
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