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    "id": 958692,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomet CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Joyce Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Chepkoech Korir",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding the passing on of a class six pupil named Jackline Chepng’eno aged 14 years in Kabiangek Primary School in Konoin, Bomet County. Hon. Speaker, it is sad that a class six pupil in Kabiangek Primary School in Konoin, Bomet County lost her life as a result of negligence and insensitivity by teachers and the management of the said school. It is of great concern that the girl in her puberty stage undergoing the normal monthly periods/menses should not be treated in this inhumane way. It is regrettable that the teacher, instead of assisting the girl, went ahead to mock and embarrass her in front of her classmates that included boys, that she was soiling her dress in the classroom. As a result of the embarrassment caused by her class teacher, the girl went through a lot of pain and depression prompting her to commit suicide. It is sad she lost her life as a result of this inappropriate action and conduct by the teacher. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to address the following: (i) What action will be taken by the relevant authorities on the teacher of the said school in regard to the death of Jackline Chepng’eno? (ii) The status on the distribution of the sanitary pads by the relevant Ministry to school- going girls in the country and, in particular, in Bomet County, having been budgeted for in the last and the current Financial Year, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, respectively. Thank you, Honourable Speaker."
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