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"speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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"content": " Yes, Hon. Speaker, I did, and I was extremely disappointed because there were no solutions to the problems facing our children. Any nation that does not take the education of its children seriously is on the wrong trajectory. Remember even our forefathers identified ignorance as one of the enemies of development in the future. The reason I raised this matter was to establish whether it is enough for the education of our children; Ksh1,420 per child in primary school is what is being disbursed currently to cater for all education activities. It is supposed to finance internal examinations, sports, drama and music. It is really not enough. I was hoping that the Cabinet Secretary would have provided a solution. As per the Basic Education Act and the Constitution of Kenya, basic education is meant to be free. We also amended the law and made exams free. I wanted him to give us a solution. The Act says that principals and head teachers in Kenya cannot levy any charge to the parents, but in every single school in Kenya, parents are still paying. Unless we come up with a policy to address this matter, some schools ask for Ksh100, others Ksh200, others Ksh300, others Ksh400 and more. A policy would help us to set a standardised amount every parent is charged so that it is fair. I feel that we need better answers and a solution to this problem."
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"content": "Hon. Tonkei."
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"speaker_name": "Narok County, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Rebecca Tonkei",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is true that Hon. Mbui attended the Committee meeting where the Cabinet Secretary was present. We all agree that it is this House that appropriates money for schools and we all agree that the Cabinet Secretary has no solution to this problem. The House has a solution by allocating funds to the Ministry to disburse to schools. I am on record asking the Cabinet Secretary how free education is in Kenya. Every time parents are asked to pay money, it is because the Cabinet Secretary has no money by himself. Parents and principals need schools to run. Looking at the questions, it is true that they were partly answered. If we could allocate more money for the Ministry to be able to disburse the intended amounts, then we would be in a better position."
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"content": "Hon. Mwenje."
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"speaker_name": "Embakasi West, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On the same issue, one of the concerns that we have is that money is disbursed based on the number of students registered on the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS). There has been an intentional deregistration of students on NEMIS so that the Ministry sends less money to schools. One of my schools, Umoja 1 Primary, for example, was sent Ksh59,000. This is a school that has 3,000 students. How do you send Ksh59,000 as capitation? The Ministry of Education should be clear. There is this notion that they send half the amount and retain the other half. Can they clarify that position so that school heads can know the amount to be disbursed? If the Ministry says Ksh15,000 to JSS students, they are only going to send Ksh7,500 per student and retain the rest, make it clear rather than having school heads expecting the full Ksh15,000 which will never come. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Bowen first then Hon. Owen."
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"speaker_name": "Marakwet East, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kangogo Bowen",
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"content": " You know, Hon. Speaker, Hon. Owen Baya took over my name. In the second Supplementary Budget, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education was on record in this House that there was an allocation of Ksh100 million. He told us that the money was going towards upgrading NEMIS to make sure that all students in this country are captured properl, so that the Ministry can disburse capitation money from a point of information based on the numbers of students in every school. It is proper for the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education to tell us whether that money was utilised to upgrade NEMIS and whether the system is serving the Ministry well 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_name": "Marakwet East, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Kangogo Bowen",
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"content": "in terms of providing the number of students in school and keeping track of capitation to schools."
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"content": "Hon. Tonkei. Let us first hear from Hon. Owen Baya. Hon. Tonkei, note those questions."
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"speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with Hon. Robert Mbui on this matter. Hon. Speaker, I would like to request you to ask the Public Accounts Committee, led by Hon. Wamboka, to investigate schools because I have a problem in my constituency. Immediately money is sent to schools, a letter comes from the Sub-County Education Officer asking the school to send a certain amount of money per student such as Ksh5 or Ksh10 for a specific purpose. After some time, another letter comes from the County Education Office asking for Ksh10 per student for games in every school. When the students want to go for games, parents are asked to give out money so that the students can be facilitated."
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