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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Secondly, I join her in sending condolences to the families that have lost their young ‘angels’. It was a very unfortunate situation. As we mourn those who have passed away, we ask ourselves: How many other classrooms are in a situation where we could lose more children tomorrow, next month or in the near future? Before this incident took place, there was something in the press about a school in Ol Kalou where there were cracks all over and parents were already expressing concern. I am a Member of the Committee that will be looking at this matter. I assure the Senator that we will investigate it seriously because losing children out of carelessness is worse than out of sickness. We must look at deterrent measures to stop these kinds of developments taking place in our schools. As we saw in the media, that building did not have a firm foundation. We listened to the engineers who visited the site and everything was sounding pathetic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we ask ourselves: At what time are inspections done in our schools? We have heard that there is a Bill that is coming to this House from the National Assembly - the Build Environment Bill. However, build environment is less than what we are looking for. We are looking for regular inspection of classrooms from the building stage to completion. We hope as we look for answers for what the Senator has asked, we will be able to unearth whether the building was approved. Had engineers inspected it, or it was built without their input? There are many questions that need to be answered not just for this case, but for other schools, including the one in Ol Kalou because it is in deplorable condition. Some of us know of a number of classrooms in our own counties which have already developed cracks. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Statement. Once more, I join Sen. Omanga in sending my deepest condolences and those from the people of Uasin Gishu to the parents who lost their children in this tragedy."
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