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    "id": 800595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kasanga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvia Mueni Kasanga",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, AWARE that Article 43(1)(f) of the Constitution of Kenya provides that every person has a right to education and Article 53(1)(b) of the Constitution states that every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education; COGNIZANT that on 5th January, 2018 during the flagging off of national delivery of core course books for schools at Cemastea Karen, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that his administration has focused on initiatives that ensure every Kenyan has access to quality education, so that they can acquire appropriate skills and knowledge that make our country globally competitive; FURTHER AWARE that recently the country has suffered floods in many parts of the country leading to deaths and people being displaced and rendered homeless; DEEPLY CONCERNED that some schools have also remained closed even after other schools reopened while others have been closed as a result of floods and instances of insecurity; FURTHER NOTING that closure of schools due to the said floods as well as insecurity places students and pupils in those schools at a disadvantage as they are unable to access education which is their right, while some of the students in those schools are expected to sit for their national exams at the end of the year and their performance risks being negatively affected by the lost time out of school; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves that the Committee on Education investigates this matter with a view to: - 1. Identifying strategies to ensure that the affected students are able to access education as soon as possible; 2. Outlining preventative measures to ensure that more students are not affected by the floods and insecurity; and, 3. Submitting a Report to the Senate within sixty (60) days outlining the short and long term strategies, that are being put in place to ensure that schools in flood and insecurity prone areas are not affected in the future. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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