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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have reduced mine. I will do so in one minute. In my view, other than the function of health, this function is one of those things that this Senate must leave a mark in history that we have supported. I am a little disappointed with us. This afternoon, we have tabled a report here about governor’s houses of Kshs45 million, speaker’s houses of Kshs35 million and deputy governor’s houses of Kshs35 million too. The other time we passed a Motion for construction of county headquarters. Some have a budget of Kshs800 million and Kshs1 billion. We have been in this House with you, Chair, for the last six years. However, there is no one time we requested for a conditional grant that would enable counties uplift this sort of education. These are the formative years of these children and we are not doing enough. We must do something tangible because counties are paying lip service to ECDE. My county, for example, has a budget Kshs3 million to do an ECDE class. It is the biggest joke on earth. They are providing plastic seats for those children. The worst thing you can ever imagine. The schools you see in Nairobi when Sen. Sakaja and I frequent are simple ECDE classes. They are very expensive, but very simple structures. This Senate must set a standard. Every county must have a model ECDE class. If I was to sit in Makueni County, I would make sure that we have a modern model ECDE class that would cost little, that would inform these children on the value of education. Otherwise, we are concentrating on brick and mortar. We are not promoting this very important aspect."
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