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    "id": 942242,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942242/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to confirm that I have not spoken to this Motion. From the outset, I support the Motion. I thank the Mover, Hon. John Wambugu, for this important Motion. We know it is now Government policy that we have 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary schools. This Motion is proposing the same 100 per cent transition from secondary school to tertiary institutions, which will promote vocational training. This Motion is important because when you look at the Vision 2030 and the Big Four Agenda, you realise that there is a lot of push towards industrialisation. We have come to the realisation that for this country to grow and have sustained growth, we need to do much more in industrialisation. When I look at the objective of the Motion, I realise that it is well targeted in terms of achieving that goal. Once students clear Form Four, most of them join universities. Very few would join vocational institutions especially those from rich families. Very few of our children from poor backgrounds manage to move beyond Form Four basically because they cannot afford the fees to join tertiary institutions. We have polytechnics and technical institutions, but you realise a big number of students just go out there and engage in activities which are not sustainable in terms of generating income. One of the areas which has really taken care of the students who are not able to join vocational institutions is the boda boda business. When you look at the business of"
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