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    "id": 991337,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/991337/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay, CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in expressing dissatisfaction at the responses that have been given. What Kenyans want to hear is that students have lost time and they will continue losing time as long as the Coronavirus is here with us. What we want to hear is a clear direction on how learning is going to be rescheduled. Any kind of virtual learning should be considered as extra tuition. Even when you access online learning portal, there is always need for a parent or guardian to guide the student. As we sit in this House, if there is online learning going on at home, you can be sure the children will not be learning. You have to be there to go through it with them bit by bit. Hon. Speaker, we want to hear what Hon. Lilian called ‘precision.’ We want to hear that the time lost will be recovered through physical learning because the country is not prepared for online learning, unless you are Hon. Babu Owino, who remembers ‘dy’ and ‘dx’ as a parent. So, there is no learning that is going on at home, whether one accesses an e-learning platform or not. According to arguments going on within social media forums, people are suing private schools for charging fees. Parents want to know whether if you put anything on an online platform, it is regular learning that should be paid for or it is extra tuition. As the august House, we must reflect on such developments. We must stand up for Kenyans who elected us to represent them here. When I was growing up, if you listened to the radio at any time other than 7.00 O’clock, you would be beaten up for wasting the batteries before people could listen to news. Hon. Speaker, I submit."
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