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    "id": 830698,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/830698/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Motion. Looking at the significance of education, particularly public education which by its very nature seeks to meet the needs of all citizens regardless of their ability to go into private schools, I support the Motion. It helps us to recognise that it is extremely important to have a deliberate system that guides, not just where we place schools, but that before a public school is located, we need to think of the land, space and bear in mind the infrastructure that will be required. Currently, the challenge is that we have children who sometimes graduate from schools and do not seem to have the skills of required reading. They do not seem to feel confident and engage as active members of the society. This could be because of how we currently engage. We do not seem to plan deliberately for the students to have the necessary space for extra- curricular activities, staff, teachers and all other activities. As I support the Motion, we should remember that the policy is a very critical determinant. As a result of this Motion, we should continue to review our policies and remember that they are systematic, predictable and should not change on the whims of politics or any other issue. We should be very clear and remember that policies are the pillars that enable us to ensure that our public schools are presented in a way that gives everybody a chance and enables us to produce students that would meet our needs. With that, I support the Motion."
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