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    "content": "teachers, and so on. That was one of the reasons. Other criteria had been met before establishing these funds at national schools. Secondly, the people, according to what we heard from Sen. Wetangula, he said that money was given and then after evaluation, some money was found to have been stolen. That is the problem of the board of management. They are supposed to take stock of how much money they are given by the Government and make sure that the money is prudently used. If the money is stolen, that is not the fault of the Government but the board of management. Facilities vary from one school to another. That is why you find that in some of these schools which are said to be in very populous areas, they might be having some constraints in facilities. That is why they are given that money. So, it is the hope of the Government of the day, that with time, they might capture maybe the third or fourth school as they come up with other criteria to include population as a factor. As a result of that, more bright boys will join national schools irrespective of where they come from. That is why we are talking about national cohesion. You might find some people moving from Kakamega or Bungoma all the way to North Eastern Kenya. That is allowed in the national policy as it was before. Those in counties in the northern part of Kenya will also join Kakamega and other national schools countrywide. They will not necessarily join the counties of the origin of national schools in the counties. So, the population factor is equally important, going by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s concern. So, if there is no water, provide! Every time, schools should not turn to the Government to ask for funds. Some funds are devolved. The governors are supposed to spare some money and make known ---"
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