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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Motion by Hon. Washiali. This Motion is premised on the fact that we have massive unrest in schools with very severe consequences. The basic problem in our society is the indiscipline in schools. This has shown itself in the most notorious ways such as burning of schools. If you get to the reasons why our children burn schools, you will realize that they are flimsy. For example, if they are refused entertainment, or the day for entertainment is changed, or if they desire early closure and half-terms, or when they fear exams, or even when resisting transfer of teachers which is not their role at all, they resort to burning schools. This is an indication of a big problem of indiscipline. Look at the issue of cheating in exams. We are aware that students have tried forcing heads of schools to make exam papers available to them in advance. They want to be allowed to go to exam halls with mobile phones. In some cases, even parents are involved. I do not understand how a parent can participate in cheating so that a child passes exam. Passing is not as equivalent to knowing and so we have a big problem. At the end, as the children grow up, they get into more serious criminal activity and deviant sexual behaviour. So, we have to look at the role of adults in society. What is our role as leaders and role models? What is the role of parents? When our children see what we, leaders and adults do, they obviously realise that there is no need for discipline. We know of cases where parents have even attacked teachers who have tried to discipline their children. So, the situation we have in the country is a breakdown of discipline. As parents, we have not taken our roles seriously and the children we present to schools and teachers are already bad material, not properly disciplined. The problem of indiscipline, as I see it, is not in schools but in our homes and in the society at large. What is the role of Information Technology (IT)? Children these days organise strikes such The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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