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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Amolo",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Ameso Amolo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for that. Every child has a right to go to school. There will be a penalty for parents who do not take their children for that free education. The other thing is that every child has a right to free and compulsory early education in a public education centre. The child will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion, social or economic standards. Some parents do not take their children to school simply because they feel that those schools belong to people who have resources and yet education is free for all. We also need to look at how we pay ECDE teachers. It is at this level that we prepare our children to be good citizens. It is actually the foundation stage. If we get it right at this level, when they go to primary school, they will be able to read and write proper English and do the right calculations in Mathematics. So, we need to look at how we pay these teachers. I want to agree with the Member who said that the ECDE teachers also need to have a union because it will help to control how they are paid. Since the teachers will have undergone proper training, they will need to be taken care of when it comes to salaries. I would also like to talk about how to regulate the registration of ECDE centres. Let us have proper regulations for those who want to open these centres. They have to be screened. They should meet the requirements when it comes to matters of land and space. We have learnt that some schools squeeze our children in one room. It could be a room made of iron sheets and a mud floor yet the children are forced to sleep on such ground. Our children end up being infested with jiggers. They also get flu frequently because of the dusty classes and so they are coughing 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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