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    "id": 916796,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to second this Motion. I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Ali for coming up with this Motion. This Motion speaks to all the stakeholders in the education sector and needs to be considered with the seriousness it deserves, because it speaks on education. The Constitution speaks of the right to education. Article 43(f) says that everyone has a right to education. Education is a socioeconomic right. Every child, even those born on the streets, has a right to optimal education. That optimal education can be high school, college or university level. The Government must help all the children reach their full potential. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, education helps one achieve self- actualisation. It will be good for us, as a nation, to help our children achieve self- actualisation. The main objective of HELB was to help the poor intelligent children, with no financial ability, to achieve education. Children come from different families. You can get a gifted child who is unable to afford college or university fees because they come from a disadvantaged family. However, that does not mean they should be disadvantaged. Those children can add value to this country. I come from a humble background and my parents were unable to take me to college, but the Government took it upon itself to educate me at diploma level. Diploma education was free at that time. I would walk from Eastlands to Statehouse because my parents could not afford my fare. They did not have money, but I had the desire for education, and that is why I am here; giving back to this country. If children from poor families are given an opportunity to access education, they can add value to this country and lead us to greater heights. Education is an equaliser. No child decides where they should be born. There are those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but there are also those who have to struggle. Those bright children who come from disadvantaged families should be educated by the Government. Educated children can kill the cyclic nature of poverty in a family. This Motion also seeks to eradicate all forms of poverty, which is Sustainable Development Goal Number One. The core mandate of HELB is to give an opportunity for education to the poor students and with the purpose of ensuring that the vulnerable of this country are not left to the dogs. Nobody knows what the children from poor families The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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