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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Ng’ang’a",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Nganga Kiuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to talk about this national crisis. I would like to thank my brother, Hon. Wamalwa for bringing this Motion. For the first time, I am agreeing with him because we are Members of the same Committee and I normally differ with him on so many issues. I would like to support this important Motion that is long overdue. When we were on recess last week, I summoned all principals from my constituency, the District Education Officer (DEO) and the Deputy County Commissioners to address the issue of demonstration and arson in secondary schools. We realised that this was happening because parents had left the role of discipline to teachers and schools. Instead of making sure that they discipline their children and teach them to be law abiding citizens, these parents just dump them in various learning institutions, either day or boarding schools thus absconding their cardinal duty as parents. We also realised that the teaching staff undermine each other and some teachers tend to incite students to demonstrate so that it is seen as if the principal is not doing a good job. We also realised that there is a cartel among the teaching staff which normally sneaks in some drugs and incites students to have a certain perception about the school. This has contributed to demonstrations and cases of arson. There is also an issue of covering up or destroying evidence. There is one secondary school in my constituency which had a case of corruption, and since the ones involved wanted to cover the fraud, they sent an arsonist to burn the staffroom and the teachers’ bookstore to destroy evidence. As national leaders, we should look into the discussions, debates and demonstrations that we engage in. These children tend to emulate elected leaders and civil societies who are always demonstrating. Some of them even say that if their parents can be teargassed, why not them? They think that they can also try. We need to urgently look into that issue. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Motion."
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