23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, thank you for protecting me. I am not reading a speech; I am only looking at the points. So I think the Address was very inspiring and great, and I want to comment on some issues. One is education and laptops. I think it is a great idea to provide laptops to school children, but in this country we have many challenges in the education sector. For example, the constituency that I represent has 16 primary schools with a total enrolment of 5,800 pupils and a total of 53 teachers. That is less than the number of ...
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23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly:
Can I continue hon. Speaker?
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23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly:
I was talking about insecurity in Dadaab Constituency. In the last one year alone, more than 30 people have been killed by bandits in Dadaab Constituency. The security problem in Dadaab emanates from the closure of the border. That is because there is movement of goods through panya routes. The beneficiaries are security officers, bandits and a few businessmen. My appeal to the Uhuru Government is to open the border. That is because people in that part of the country depend on trade and movement. When you close the border, that contributes further to poverty and unemployment. Secondly, following the ...
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