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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangamati",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Wangamati",
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    "content": "I have heard many of Members talk about this and have made many good proposals. I want to ask Members why they want to be elected, but do not want to give others an equal chance to compete with them. We want to help people in this country to understand elections. Everyone regardless of their education level is contributing to the wellbeing of this country. We do not want to deny anyone a chance to compete because they do not have a university degree. A degree is a good requirement. We should allow the people who do not have degrees, but have talents to seek elective positions. Some of them reason better than those who have degrees. Recently, the United Kingdom (UK) made a resolution to leave the European Union (EU), but after two days, they were regretting. They will definitely go back to look at it. We should give our people civic education about elections, election time and various elective positions. Elected people represent their constituents and they do not only use degrees to make decisions. We should leave this open for those who have degrees and those who do not have. Some people do not have degrees, but have the ability to represent and deliver services to their people. For example, county assemblies and various corporations are filled with educated people, but they have run them down. We should not have the mentality that MCAs have failed in their oversight role because they never went to school. I am a proponent of devolution. We wanted servicers to go closer to the people, but we brought in managers, professional and experts in grabbing. When services were devolved to the counties, they kept on looting funds. How many people grab public property in the national Government yet we have the President and Cabinet Secretaries? They keep grabbing public properties in this country. Let us give people a chance, so that they can represent our people. We do not educate our children to become Members of Parliament, but rather to manage the affairs of this country in many areas. Educated people have more chances than those who never went to school. If people who never went to school have talents, they can represent their people in Parliament if they are given a chance to do so. They understand the people because they live with them. They can use their talents in Parliament and in county assemblies."
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