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    "id": 698307,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/698307/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1750,
        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "We need to think of a possibility of amending some areas in this Bill. The cost of ECDE is expensive than that of education in primary school. Parents pay a lot more when their children are in ECDE centres than when they go to primary school. There are certain things that are paid for at primary level. This Bill proposes free education. This is one of the challenges that we have as a nation. We talk of free education, but parents are paying for examinations, school activities and half of their teachers’ pay. It is a challenge that we need to look at. We need to address this before it goes out of control. The law talks of free tuition, but leaves a loophole. We need to look at ways of sealing the loophole. The loophole says that unless otherwise specified, there should be no other charges. We need to address the issue of other charges in all our schools including ECDE centres. It is that loophole that is being taken advantage of. People are fleecing parents who are paying dearly for education while the Government says it is free. I will propose an amendment to ensure that, that loophole is removed. If education is free, it should be free. If there are extra charges, we should specify what they are so that we do not put our children at risk."
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