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    "id": 806887,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Tecla Tum",
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        "legal_name": "Tum Tecla Chebet",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. When we attained Independence in 1963, we said that we were going to fight three things, namely, poverty, disease and ignorance. If our children are not getting the required food, ignorance will be our portion in Kenya. The Jubilee agenda is about four things and among them is universal healthcare and food security. For our children to achieve what is required in schools, we have to expand the homegrown school feeding programme (HGSFP), which was started in 2009. In our nation, there are areas experiencing food insecurity and many families do not have enough food. So, if all the children were to be fed in schools, we will kill ignorance. We know that education is an equaliser. There from ASAL areas, slums and nomadic families move from one place to another. I support this programme for us to attain universal healthcare and universal primary education, which is in our Vision 2030. If our children are not given food in school, some of them report late to school and attain bad grades. Therefore, we want fairness and equality in our schools. I support this programme so that girls and boys in Kenya, and not only from the ASAL areas, but also from Nandi County where I come from, are fed and do not lose many hours running back home for lunch. Let all the children be fed in school. They should be given a balanced diet that contains carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins. We do not want them to be given ugali and Sukuma wiki or what they eat at home. We want equality in Kenya. We want our children to be secure and fed properly for cognitive development. Thank you."
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