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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wario",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Golich Juma Wario",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. Roads in Kenya are in a pathetic condition, especially, the ones in rural areas. Rural areas are not accessible because they are not connected. The people living in rural areas are locked away from the other parts of Kenya, just because their roads are impassable. Therefore, it is time to come up with a law that will ensure that the people who live in remote areas are connected to other parts of Kenya. The poor performance by schools in my area is mainly contributed by poor roads. The teachers who teach in these schools live away and sometimes do not report back to school because roads are impassable, especially, during the rainy season. This situation denies children in the rural areas the right to education. Madam Temporary Speaker, many mothers die on the way when they are referred to referral hospitals because the roads are impassible, especially, during the rainy season. Where I come from, some of the villages are cut away from the bigger market areas during the rainy season. They can only be accessed when the rainy season is over. Therefore, we need to connect these people, who are denied the essential services that we promised them when we were campaigning. The Government of Kenya owes these people good roads. This Motion has come at a very appropriate time and we need to support it. May I also welcome Kamunyu Primary School from Kitui County. These are very young pupils from maybe lower primary. You are tomorrow’s Senators, governors and presidents. There is a trend in high schools where students are burning dormitories. We do not know what is causing this trend. Where I come from, four dormitories were burnt down yester night. Please do not extend your hands to evil things. I urge the students that when they go back to school, they should remember that their parents are paying a lot of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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