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    "id": 916813,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "I do not wish to speak too much on this issue, because it is about the inequalities in our country. The system seems to be leaving the most deserving behind because that borders abuse of rights. As it has been said before, the right to education is guaranteed in Article 43(f) of the Constitution. Therefore, every child born in this country has a right to education. Therefore, they do not have to be punished for the rest of their lives because there are no jobs. This is an emotional issue for some of us because we know that we cannot play lip-service to the issue of socioeconomic rights, such as education and its impact on other sectors of the economy. We have many corruption cases that rob the country of a lot of resources that could go to the education sector. Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. Again, I congratulate the Senator of Wajir County, Sen. (Dr.) Ali, for bringing this Motion. I urge him to look at the prayer he made to this House because it is something that has been tried. In his own Motion, it is stated that measures were taken to enhance the HELB loan recovery process, which included a six months waiver of accumulated interest and penalties. It also states that there is need to work with law enforcement officers to make sure that the defaulters who are employed pay back the loans, but we still have the same situation. We cannot do the same thing through this Motion and expect a different result. I hope that this House will enhance this and consider zero-rating this for a longer term or permanently, or use a differentiated calculation where the more needy students pay less or do not pay at all. It should be looked at as an investment that is zero-rated because the issue of our human capital is existential for our country because we depend on it for different sectors. I suggest that we do not propose six months because if it did not work then, it may not work now. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I support the Motion, I look forward to its implementation and enhancement to make it more robust. I thank you."
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