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    "id": 1032257,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to request for a Statement regarding the establishment of a proposed public primary school in Ngando Ward, Dagoretti South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding establishment of a public primary school in Ngando Ward, Dagoretti South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, Ngando Ward has neither a single public sports amenity, public primary school, public dispensary nor public community center. Noting that the only public education institution in Ngando Ward is Lenana School which sits on 220 acres of land, and which is quite out of reach for ordinary citizens, the residents of Ngando Ward have depended on private learning institutions over the years, some of which are either of questionable standards or unaffordable to ordinary citizens. You may recall that on 23rd September 2019, classrooms in a private school by the name of Precious Talent Academy collapsed killing eight learners. Following this tragedy, the Government through the Cabinet Secretary for Education undertook to set up a public primary school within the Lenana School compound in an arrangement that would see the Dagoretti South Constituency Development Fund commit Kshs10 million and the Ministry of Education provide the rest of the money for the establishment of this new school which was to be ready for the January 2020 intake. Hon. Speaker, despite making numerous attempts to address the matter with the Ministry of Education so as to obtain all the requisite clearances for the construction of the new primary school, the Ministry of Education is yet to offer any administrative support and the promised funds required for the establishment of this said new school. It is on this account that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson give a Statement on the status of the proposed Lenana Primary School, indicating among other things, the commencement date for the construction? 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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