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    "id": 940526,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/940526/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also add my voice on this Statement by Sen. Wetangula. From the onset, I fully support it for good reasons. There is no argument that there have been cases of cheating in examinations. There is also no argument that there has been collusion between parents, teachers and students to aid in this cheating. But, you do not cure examination cheating by deploying police officers. This will only be cured by investing in systems. When students, teachers and parents collude to cheat in exams, it does not constitute an armed robbery that requires the presence of a police officer. This country needs to invest more in systems, including internet connectivity to all the schools, so that information sharing becomes easier. It is scary for children from far flung areas who have never had an encounter with armed uniformed police officers, and who then come into contact with these officers for the first time when they are sitting for the exams. As Sen. Were has said, they are already scared by the exams, only to meet fully armed officers, which scares them even more. As a country, we need to invest in systems that ensure the credibility of the examination process, and release officers to do the duties they were recruited for. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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