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"speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Orero",
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"content": " Yes, Mwalimu Orero. I rise to make a response on the request for a Statement on the criteria for recognition and equation of certificates and diplomas obtained from schools offering international curricula in Kenya. This was asked by Hon. Rashid Bedzimba, Member for Kisauni Constituency. The question has three limbs, which we wish to respond as follows. On the reasons for the inordinate delay in formulating guidelines on equation of certificates or diplomas obtained from schools offering international curriculum within the country, Section 10(2)(e) of the Kenya National Examination Council Act, 2012 outlines one of the functions of KNEC as being to equate certificates issued by accredited foreign examining bodies with the qualifications awarded by the Council. Section 48 of the same Act grants the Council the powers to make rules, including rules of the equations of certificates, including prescribing what examinations may be equated by the Council. Pursuant to this provision, the Council enacted the KNEC (Equation of Certificate) Rules 2015 and the Guidelines on Equation of Foreign Certificates (Revised in Edition IV) Annex 1A and 1B. Both the rules and the guidelines provide that the Council shall not equate a certificate for a course offered within Kenya and identical or similar to that offered by the Council. On the basis of these legal provisions, KNEC was not equating certificates or diplomas obtained from schools offering international curriculum in Kenya. The justification based on a range of reasons at that time. Among them the narrow content level in a number of subjects; disparity in subject content in a majority of subjects; difference in administration of examinations; that equation would lead to exodus from the Kenya system; that paper format for the two systems is different; that candidates willingly, choose to do that system despite the choice to do the Kenya education system; and that candidates sit a number of papers in several sittings over a number of years. That is unlike the Kenya system where candidates take all examination papers once. The High Court in the Dennis Kabuaya Mucheke vs Kenya National Examination"
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"content": "Council and two others"
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"content": "case declared this position unconstitutional. The Court found that the foregoing rules and guidelines were unconstitutional for being discriminatory. Following the judgment, the KNEC has been working with various examination bodies to develop a method for equating their certificates. The Kenya Association of International Schools has been coordinating the submission of documents required to develop an equation criteria from the various examination boards operating in Kenya. The development of an equation criterion entails evaluation of the curriculum in question, teaching syllabi, mode of teaching, assessment, and grading and certification in order to ascertain how a given curriculum would compare with the Kenyan education system. This is an exercise undertaken by KNEC subject officers together with the Kenya Institute of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Orero",
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"content": "Curriculum Development (KICD) and the Directorate of Quality Assurance at the Ministry of Education."
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"content": "[The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss) left the Chair]"
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"content": "[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) took the Chair]"
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"speaker_name": "Kibra, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Orero",
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, to date, the equation criteria for the two main foreign exam boards—Pearson Edexcel and International Baccalaureate—have been developed and are being implemented. Cambridge International, which is also a major exam board operating in Kenya, is in the process of submitting documents for evaluation. Two, the Ministry of Education undertakes measures to facilitate equation of certificates and diplomas obtained from international schools in the country thereby allowing these students access to local university admissions and public sector employment opportunities. Three, is on the actions taken by the Ministry of Education to address challenges students of international curricula impacted by the KNEC face. As indicated above, the High Court nullified the legal provision that has been preventing KNEC from equating certificates and other diplomas obtained from schools offering international curricula. Consequently, KNEC is now working with examination bodies and other stakeholders to develop criteria for equation. As noted earlier, for examination bodies for which the criteria have been developed, KNEC is already undertaking equation. We are working with other exam bodies to develop the criteria for the equation in respect of their certificates and diplomas. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": "(The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) spoke off the record)"
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Bedzimba",
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"content": " Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa kuchangia majibu haya ambayo yametoka kwa Kamati ya Kiidara ya Elimu. Kwanza, nitapongeza sana Kamati hii kwa bidii na juhudi waliyofanya. Swala hili limechukua muda mrefu kujibiwa lakini wamechukua nafasi na jukumu la kumuita Waziri ili wamuulize. Hata mimi niliulizwa kama nilikuwa na nafasi nikae hapo. Kwa hivyo, nimeridhishwa na majibu hayo kwa moyo wangu wote. Lakini, nahimiza Kamati inayoshughulikia maafikiano walichukue kwa haraka na waafikiane ili wale wanaopata shida kule nje wasipate shida tena. Kuna ajira za jeshi na polisi zinazokuja. Lazima wao wahusishwe katika ajira za kiserikali. Kwa hivyo Kamati iharakishe ili iwe wazi na sheria inayoweza kutumika. Wizara isingoje mpaka korti itoe maamuzi kwamba hivyo ni kinyume cha Katiba. Wizara iwe inafikiria iwapo wametoa leseni na kama watoto wanasomeshwa hapo na wizara iwe tayari kuwahudumia hapa. Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " You do not need to say anything on that, do you? Go ahead."
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