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"content": "joining that school, the school facilities there are overstretched and even the teachers are overworked. So, they are not giving these children what they deserve in terms of quality. So, it was a very strong feeling of the Committee that the Government puts up, at least, a primary school within a walking distance for the children of these people. Also, the Government should put up an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre for them because the little children cannot walk for eight kilometres. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was also the issue of lack of school fees. These people who were displaced are not able to raise school fees for their children. So, the children who are going to secondary school, despite the fact that we have what we call free day secondary education, they are also under subsidies which parents actually make towards secondary education. So, they were actually not able to raise the subsidies. As a Committee, we felt that the Government should consider giving bursary. The Members of Parliament for that place should also consider extending some bursaries through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). But more importantly, we thought that the Government should take it up and give bursary to those children, because their parents are not at the moment involved in any economically viable activity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was also noted that the parents whose children were in both primary and secondary schools were actually struggling to get birth certificates. This is because at that time, there was this rule which had come up that all children in school must have birth certificates, especially those who were to enroll for examinations. So, we recommended that the Ministry that is responsible for issuing birth certificates sends officers on the ground to issue birth certificates, because these people cannot afford to raise money to travel far in search of the certificates. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding water, there was not any water apart from a borehole which had been sunk. The Government was getting them water from Kijabe Mission Hospital, but it was very inadequate. So, people were really having very rough time getting water. Although a bore hole has been sunk, it does not have a pump. So, it was our strong feeling and recommendation that the Government should be able to install a pump for them, so that they can access water. This is because without water, life is meaningless. They need it for their daily use; for preparation of their food, washing and so on. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also realized that they had a lot of problems on health. They did not have any health facility around. For them to access any health facility, they have to move to Kijabe Hospital, which is a private Mission hospital. So, they have to pay. The hospital has been very kind to them and has been asking for only Kshs60 to treat them, because it knows their fate. But still, some of them are not even able to raise that Kshs60. Since they have to walk a long distance to reach Kijabe Hospital, some of them are not able because they are unwell. Some of them have even lost their lives, especially young children. So, we also recommended that it would be good for the Government to consider putting up something like a makeshift hospital there and sending nurses or clinical officers on daily basis, just to attend to them and go back either to the nearest Government hospital or the same Kijabe Hospital, but the Government gives subsidies payment to the hospital since it is a mission hospital. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on agriculture, those people were actually very much prepared to work, but they do not have the land to till. So, we actually recommended also that, at least, the Government should be able to access some land for"
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