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    "id": 94070,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say two things. One, as we look at merit, we have also agreed with the countries that offer these scholarships that there must be an element of affirmative action. That is why in the list that I have tabled, you will find that North Eastern Province has actually a very good share. I think they have 43 beneficiaries. There is an element of affirmative action that has been building. As to how far that affirmative action can go is also limited by the other qualifications that depend on merit. So, I want to agree with the hon. Member that, maybe, we need to go a little bit further, but we are limited by the number of scholarships that are on offer every year. We are talking of 300 scholarships in three years. That is an average of about 100 per year. Even if we were to spread them constituency by constituency, it would not be possible. This is because apart from affirmative action, there are other considerations of merit, gender balance and the requirements. Some of the scholarships are for specific areas, offered by the specific countries. You will find that maybe there is a beneficiary from Turkana Central, for example---"
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