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    "id": 611938,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Sambili",
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        "legal_name": "Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili",
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    "content": "I want to thank hon. Okoth for bringing this Motion. I want to say that education is the greatest equalizer. It is the hope of every parent to get their child to move to where others are. It is very important that we really address the challenges that we have all talked about. I would like to say that fees are too high. It is true that children from poor backgrounds who have good marks because they have worked so hard, are called to national schools like Lenana and Nairobi School, but because they cannot afford, they get robbed of those places. People go to talk to them and they give those places to other children. That is a great disservice to those parents. I would like to say that we really have to look at this issue very seriously. The CDF is not enough, we need to be serious - as has been said - to support the parents. One of the things that may be causing a challenge is lack of teachers in schools. We do not have enough teachers and so parents and teachers employ teachers under the Board of Management (BoM). Although my colleague has said that some of that money may not all be used for paying teachers, let the Government look at this issue. Let us make sure we have enough teachers in schools so that parents do not have to pay for extra teachers. After all, some of those teachers may not be qualified and the children will suffer twice. Secondly, I would like to appeal to principals not to send children home, when they have paid half of the fees. Let them not be sent home. Let the children stay in school and the parents go to look for fees balances. That way, those children can continue with their education. Thank you."
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