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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kiptui",
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        "legal_name": "Grace Jemutai Kiptui",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. I rise to contribute to this Motion by Hon. Chris Wamalwa. I thank him very much. As we stand here, more than 40 schools have been set ablaze. What is more worrying is that this is all over the country. The way it is done seems to be systematic. This is a grave situation simply because the people who are alleged to do these acts happen to be young and are the future for this nation. In that respect, our Constitution enumerates several national values which if we all abide by, be it the young people or the old ones, we will live together in peace as a nation. However, peace is now threatened by these actions. A young person who is less than 20 years is driven into an act of destroying an entire building or several buildings that parents have worked hard to build through Harambees which we attend every weekend. The NGCDF has also been used there. This is the case and yet they know the value of education. They also know that they need facilities in schools but without remorse they bring them down in a few minutes. I think the causes of these evil acts must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators punished. I appeal to our security forces, especially the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to come to the aid of the nation. They should investigate and tell us what they have found. The other time we said that we need NIS to help security forces in this country with intelligence because information is power. They need to share whatever they have found out. The Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology has the right to summon anybody including the Director to tell Members what they have found out in their investigations. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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