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    "id": 563930,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kanainza",
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        "legal_name": "Daisy Nyongesa Kanainza",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also add my voice to this Motion. First of all, I want to appreciate Sen. Hassan Abdirahman for thinking about the people he represents. Education has been said to be the backbone of many economies both in our country and internationally. However, it is unfortunate that in our country Kenya, education has not been given the seriousness it deserves. Currently, we have over 90 schools in Wajir and Mandera counties that have been closed and children are not going to school because of the problem of insecurity. We urge the national Government to immediately introduce the untrained teachers programme. This will try to deal with the gap. When children do not go to school to acquire knowledge, they also do not have the capacity to compete with other Kenyans and even with other citizens of different counties. We have heard of measures put into place to deal with this issue but much has not been done. We have had several massacres and in the first one teachers were killed. This has created fear in teachers who were teaching in that place. That is why the majority decided to leave the north eastern region to come and struggle in a different way. I heard my colleague speak about what the union is doing. I stand to protect the union because it is meant to protect the interest of teachers. It has done its best to say that the national Government should provide security to North Eastern region before they release teachers to that place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 43(f) of the Constitution talks about education for the young people. Article 55 also talks about youth education and training. It is important for the national Government to look into it and ensure that the affected people of north eastern get education. We appreciate that during President Kibaki’s regime, free education was introduced. The intention was to ensure that many people get The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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