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    "id": 1019001,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, in the period under review, the following Bills were considered - (a) The County Early Childhood Education Bill (Senate Bills No. 26 of 2018); and b) The Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No. 15 of 2019). As you are aware, the National Assembly amendments to the County Early Childhood Education Bill, 2018, were referred to the Committee on 13th February, 2020. After considering the amendments to the Bill, the Committee recommended that pursuant to Standing Order No.159 (4) of the Senate Standing Orders, the Senate rejects some of the amendments by the National Assembly. Consequently, the Bill, pursuant to Article 112 (2) (b) of the Constitution, was referred to a Mediation Committee. Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee also considered stakeholder submissions on the proposed County Vocational Education Training Bill, a Bill sponsored by the Committee and resolved to recommend the Bill for publication. The Bill is presently undergoing the publication process. Regarding Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1), six Statements were referred to the Committee during the period under review. The Committee sought reports and responses from the Executive and its agencies, which were received and considered at various meetings. Madam Deputy Speaker, while considering these responses, the Committee found some of the responses to be inadequate and inconclusive and a couple of them elicited supplementary questions. In this regard, the Committee has engaged the Ministry of Education to provide conclusive responses to these Statements. Majority of the Statements requested from the Committee during the period under review are on the effects of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to continued learning, challenges posed by school closures, and strategies being applied by the Government to facilitate continued learning and resources allocated to help learners, teachers and parents during these unprecedented times. Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee has been engaging with the Ministry of Education and other like-minded decision makers and education leaders in order to come up with a way forward and informed decisions that prioritize the interests of learners, parents and teachers and reverse any devastating impacts of the school closure. As you are aware, the measures taken to contain Covid-19 make it difficult to operate normally. Specific means and tools of oversight that are central to our functions have been greatly hampered. During the period under review, the Committee had scheduled to carry out inquiries into the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) landscape in the country and implementation of the Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with Disabilities, through oversight visits and study tours. However, following the outbreak of the COVID-19, the Committee was unable to conduct any county and site visits. Madam Deputy Speaker, nonetheless, the Committee has put in place a business continuity plan and we have resolved to carry out these inquiries virtually. Already, the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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