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    "id": 726811,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Florence Kajuju",
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    "content": "It is through this Parliament that we have seen the realisation of the digital literacy programme. I have attended functions in my county where we have supplied tablets to children in Class One to ensure that they are digitised. We can agree, as per the manifesto of the Jubilee Party, that we are going to be digital and not analogue. I thank the President and persuade him that this programme should continue. I have seen our children being very excited that finally they have received iPads and tablets and they are making use of it. Whether it is in the village or in urban areas, they can afford a smile for using the tablets. Because of this Digital Literacy Programme, the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has been able to install electricity in most of our schools, even in the rural areas. I believe the Government is going to ensure this has been done and all schools are supplied with laptops. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also take this opportunity to thank the Judiciary. It is another arm of Government that is very important in matters of access to justice and provision of justice and the rule of law. We are required by law to ensure that in every county there is a High Court that is served by a judge. I thank the Judiciary because they have really tried to ensure there is a judge in every High Court but, I also say that justice in Kenya is not cheap. For one to access justice you must pay dearly but I agree that in the Constitution, we have Article 22 that allows a person, who is a pauper or someone who does not have money, to file proceedings in court and proceed without payment of filing fees or any other fees. That allows people to access justice where, in any other case, they would not be able to pay the filing fees or even have the legal fees paid by such persons in society. I am concerned by the current strike. I note that in the Presidential Address he talked about provision of health services. We know that there is a strike. We know there are negotiations that are going on. I request that the Chairperson, my sister madam Kagwiria Mbogori and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) where I am still a member, to ensure that this strike does not continue. It is very important that this issue is settled and our doctors return to work. 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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