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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mirenga",
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        "legal_name": "Ken Obura Mirenga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Sessional Paper. It is coming at a very important time in the history of this world. We are all aware that there is a climate change meeting in Paris, France going on right now that is meant to address the challenges that are brought about by these climate changes. Last week, we hosted a meeting at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters on the sustainable use of water resources. I am also happy that at the last United Nations (UN) General Assembly meeting this year, the world was able to pronounce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Aligning this thing without education system would not be the best thing to do. Education is so important. It would help us change the attitude of people and make us raise children and young people who are fully aware of the need to have a sustainable development agenda in terms of environment and all other resources. Our Constitution in the preamble takes cognisance of the fact that there is need to have a good environment and have it protected. It says that we, the people of Kenya, are respectful of the environment which is our heritage and we are determined to sustain it for the benefit of future generations. Further into the Constitution, Article 42 states: “Every person has a right to a clean and healthy environment.” This includes the right to have the environment protected and have obligations relating to the environment fulfilled under Article 70. The need to have these fused in our educational system cannot be overemphasised. Education is so important. I am happy a lot of challenges in this country will be addressed through education including our own challenges to begin with as the National Assembly. We are happy that in the next few months we will have a Bill, an amended version of what was there before, to have Members of the National Assembly as well as those of Senate have a valid degree from a recognised university. This may sound a little bit off the cuff but there is no harm in mentioning that we will have such qualifications in future for those who intend to join the National Assembly or the Senate. This is good because as we talk about education for sustainable development policy, there is no harm in mentioning that we now want to have education and educational qualifications as a prerequisite for every level of management and leadership. If we begin to have our children educated at the primary, secondary levels all the way to college, both formal and informal on the need for sustainable development, we will achieve it. I just want to thank Hon. Amina who has presented Sessional Paper No. 11 of 2014 to this House. I urge that we all support it so that we are able to meet the SDGs’ as a country."
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