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    "id": 711881,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. First, I support it because it is important. In supporting this important Motion, I want to agree with my colleagues that Kenya is endowed with a lot of resources. These resources will benefit many people if they are used prudently. The FPE programme was a key achievement of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government. It was an uphill task when it was first launched. We were not sure it would succeed. It succeeded and many children now have access to education. It is important for us to recognise the good work that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education, Science and Technology has done. The degree of cheating in national examinations in the country has been reduced tremendously. We must add value to our schools in a good way. We all know that there is a big overhaul in the education system. The Government intends to do a thorough overhaul even in the curriculum. We must streamline everything. We must let teachers be. If we combine teaching with accountancy and management, we will lose it. We must allow the national Government to take charge of the management of the resources under the FPE Programme. Many students will access education if those resources are managed well. There are still demands on parents in terms of activity fees. If the money is properly managed and utilised, there will be no teacher asking for fee from any parent. We have children who are not going to school because of the charges in primary schools. If the money intended for the FPE is properly utilised, children will not be asked for extra money. We used to have bursars in schools during our time. Where did they go? The bursars should be employed independently by the national Government. We might say that the wage bill is already high, but employing one extra person will help us save money that we are losing through the mismanagement of the FPE kitty. I support this Motion with the aim of ensuring prudent use of resources not only in our primary schools, but in all Government offices. We should get rid of the culture that people must loot where they serve because this culture is denying Kenyans the services they deserve. 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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