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    "id": 671065,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " It is a fact. In fact, I started by saying that he is my friend. I know what he did because he is my friend. It was even in the media, that he sat for examinations and failed in every subject. I am not imputing any improper motives, but stating a fact about him. I am not even saying that he is masquerading; he knows that he did not pass. What do we mean when we say “shall have a minimum qualification of a secondary education?” If we are creating a board that will look at the qualitative nature of our education, we cannot just have anybody who has a secondary education. Human nature is basically evil and wicked. It is the law that we make that shapes people into good behaviour. One of my heroes in life, Fidel Castro, when he became the President he made his brother the Deputy President against all odds. When President JF Kennedy became President, he made his brother the Attorney-General. If you look at President Uhuru Kenyatta, his sister is our Ambassador in Ethiopia and his other sister is nominated to this House. This is human nature. There are very few of us who would say: “I represent my family, let somebody else do it.” We, therefore, need laws to restrain these excesses in human infallibility which we all know. I hope my distinguished colleague, the mover of the Bill, will look at this. A Member of Parliament from the respective county may attend the meetings of the County Education Board but shall have no right to vote. I want to ask the Senate Majority Leader to recast this to say:- “In any county, Members of Parliament sit and nominate one of them to represent them on the board”. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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