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    "content": "relation between a certificate and school fees. There is no relation whatsoever. The two are mutually exclusive and are not related. Therefore, for penalty to be imposed where there is no offence is in itself illegal; you are punishing somebody who has not committed any offences. This is the only category of persons who I know are suffering in this country for an offence that is not theirs. Sen. Mugo has represented Dagoretti Constituency and knows the level of poverty there. She knows the interventions that the national Government is making. However, what is the value of such interventions if we cannot guarantee the future of our children? As President Barack Obama, said in his speech, it is as if we have borrowed this nation from somebody else. It is not ours. Therefore, this is a matter of national importance. If there is something that ought to be discussed as a matter of national importance, this is one of them. If statistics of the number of certificates withheld were to be tabled in this Senate, we would shed tears. Not tears of sadness, but shame that we are leaders of this nation and yet we have not defended a vulnerable group of children who do not have an alternative or voice like us. I beg to support this Bill and I am ready, together with Sen. Musila, to go a step further to make sure that the children of this country are defended by somebody. If that somebody is you, so be it. Let us go for it."
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