{"id":686791,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/686791/?format=json","text_counter":252,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Isaack","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2069,"legal_name":"Shaaban Ali Isaack","slug":"shaaban-ali-isaack"},"content":"equally amongst the constituencies. Why can we not give the NG-CDF a chance until when we have a level play ground? We should allow the level of development in those areas to increase. We live in one country, and our children should enjoy the similar levels literacy. The literacy levels in some parts of this country are below 20 per cent, while in other areas we have literacy levels of 90 per cent. People in the ASAL areas have not been accessing education, which we all know is very important. Is it fair to take away what has been given to the least development areas of this country? It is said that if you want to educate the whole society, you must educate both the boy child and the girl child. If you leave the girl child behind, then you have not educated the society. If you leave certain parts of this country to wallow in poverty, you are actually pulling this country behind. You are being unfair to the country. It is for that reason that I oppose this Bill. All the parts of this country need to be brought at par with each other in terms of development. Thank you, very much."}