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    "content": "This is a variable that affects performance greatly in our schools. If the tripartite relationship is not well nurtured, there is no way the students will perform well in school because discipline will be compromised. If you are not a disciplined as a student, you cannot perform well in school. Good performance needs discipline. There is a need to get into the truth of the matter. We need to establish the cause of dismal performance by schools in North Eastern. Good infrastructure and enhanced resources will not translate to good performance. However, there is need for a collaborative tripartite relationship, enough resources and proper infrastructure which will definitely create an enabling environment for good performance. If the education environment is not conducive and we avail books and other learning material, all will be in vain. We are aware of some teachers from North Eastern who complained of being sexually harassed and others miscarried because of the frustrations they went through. Such an environment cannot be an enabling environment for good performance. Teachers must be treated with dignity and respect. This is the only way they will deliver education to our children. We need to encourage teachers and organize public participation on education awareness in North Eastern so that parents appreciate its value. We, as a nation, have set education goals for our children. There is no way those goals can be achieved if the education environment is not conducive. So, there is need to investigate thoroughly and know what is ailing the education sector in North Eastern Kenya. We cannot blame poor performance on infrastructure alone. I could be wrong and I stand corrected. As an hon. Senator said, people can die anywhere. They can die in North Eastern, Nairobi or anywhere else. However, nobody wants to die soon. If you know that your life is at stake, will you wait to die because you do not care about your life? Nobody can continue teaching when his life is in danger. Teachers have families that depend on them as their sole bread winners. They also have feelings and need to be treated with respect. There is need to get into the core of this issue. A rush decision will not help North Eastern and we do not want that region to be left behind. We are keen on the children of North Eastern. We want them to be successful in life. We would like to see them excel in education so that, in future, they will be employed like other children of this country. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the core cause of poor performance and deal with it. We do not want to leave them behind. Again, we are grooming the future leaders and workers who will drive this nation to greater heights. As I said, this calls for concerted efforts. The tripartite relationship of parents, teachers and students will be important in addressing the state of education in North Eastern Kenya. If we do so, there will be marked improvement because students, teachers and parents will operate in a conducive environment. As such, we can move together with them because we do not want to leave the children of North Eastern behind. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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