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    "id": 862208,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/862208/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I commend the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education and his team for coming up with this Bill. This is important to all Kenyans. The Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) forms the basis of a child’s lifelong journey into the world of learning that eventually transits into the world of work, or absorption of a child to the wider society. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many children leave home to go for ECDE when they are still egocentric. They do not have proper mannerisms, for instance, sharing and interacting with each other. It is during the ECDE years that a child learns to accept others, share and make friends. ECDE helps in developing an all-round child. It ensures that the child has holistic development. The etiquette that a child acquires at early childhood moulds him to be a responsible adult in future. For example, a child learns to respect other people at an early age. This is a virtue that will make him or her easily interact with other people, be appreciated and acceptable in the society. It is important for us to instill discipline in children at a very early age. This is what ECDE does. At an early age, children learn to respect the grown-ups, share with others, love and play with their peers. Play is very important for children as they grow up. It is during this time of playing together that they learn to concentrate even in class work. If a child is not groomed in proper mannerism at an early age, it becomes very difficult for him or her to become an upright citizen. A child that does not have good ECDE background, can easily become deviant in a society. When we plant a tree and we do not take care of it at an early stage, it might bend. Once it matures, it will be difficult to put it upright. We must get it right at an early age if we want to have well behaved children in our society. Our children acquire good values if they are exposed to ECDE. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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