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    "content": "inequality and give meaningful opportunities to people who were born in poor families so that we can advance the development agenda for this country. The grand standing that we see particularly with the national Government is not helpful in any circumstances. On one side, the national Government purports that it can handle the health docket and on another side, it demonstrates that it is incapable of handling some of this professional associations or groups that are organized to impact positively on the development of the county. The right to education is being denied to every Kenyan child today; those who particularly seek education from public schools. The commitments that we made to teachers must be honoured. These are commitments that are have been inherited by successive governments. Therefore, it is incumbent on the Government of the day to ensure that they discharge their responsibility by paying teachers in a timely and a proper manner. I want to agree with Sen. Wetangula that this idea of “can’t pay, won’t pay” is a direct abrogation or violation of the Constitution and the very authority of Supreme Court. As it has been said, previously in and out of this Senate, you cannot selectively choose to respect the Supreme Court. When it suits you and it affirms you as president, you say you respect the authority of the court. When it tells you to discharge an obligation that is inherently within the law, you say that you do not have money. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a lot of money in this country. This money, unfortunately, has been committed to a lot of wastage. We have undertaken programmes that are not a priority. This country is in huge debt. This country has been put on the cross-road of almost bankruptcy. Look at it the way we manage our own institutions here. Parliament as an institution takes time before it gets its own allocation and other institutions appear to have a similar kind of fate. For the first time, pensioners have not been paid; therefore it shows that there is a general state of incompetence. Did you hold my time?"
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