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    "content": "Those ladies who were narrating were breaking down to the extent that we also broke down with them. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a House that can tell the truth. Everybody is saying their own things. There are those who are saying that it is a lie; it is not true, while before our own eyes, the teachers said that it is true. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) submitted that some of those allegations are true. Those things will be tabled before this House; that they were called “ nywele ngumu” and they feel discriminated. We have that evidence from the KNCHR. We also have it from the Teachers Service commission (TSC), where an officer said that they have investigated this and it is true and, that is why they have taken those teachers away. Madam Temporary Speaker, of course, the security is in itself an issue. However, one thing that we must do as a Senate is to find out the truth. Amongst all these people, who is telling the truth? On one part, you have the Ministry saying it is not true, while on the other part you have the leaders saying it is not true. On the part of the victim who is the teacher, he or she says that it is true. On the part of the KNCHR, they say it is true. On the part of the TSC that posted those teachers to that area, they say that it is true. The only saviour in this situation, aside from the security situation that should be handled separately because it is real, is for this Senate to send these Committees to the ground. The Joint Committee on Education and National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations is already setting dates to visit these affected areas and investigate for itself the truth so that we can table and discuss it before this Senate. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very serious issue. If our children are not getting education because of discrimination, we must rout it out. If it is the children that are indisciplined, we must bring back discipline. In fact, I dare say that most of us were taught by non-locals. I was taught by Mr. Manyara and Mr. Malonza who were my head teachers in primary. I went to school at Kipsigis Girls Secondary where there are all sorts of tribes. It is not tribes nor region; it is about education and we must rout it out without discrimination, fear or favor. I submit."
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