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    "id": 1045769,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to request for a Statement regarding establishment of a proposed primary school in Ngando Ward, Dagoreti South Constituency. This request expired in the last Session and I want to revive it. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding the establishment of a public primary school in Ngando ward in Dagoretti South Constituency. Ngando Ward has got no single public sports amenity, public primary school, public dispensary or a public community center. Noting that the only public education institution in this ward is Lenana School which sits on 220 acres of land, the residents of Ngando ward, therefore, have over the years depended on private learning institutions some of which are of questionable education standards and unaffordable to the citizens. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you may recall that on 23rd September 2019, classrooms in a private school by the name Precious Talents 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 Dagoretti South Constituency Development Fund commit Ksh10 million and the Ministry of Education providing the rest of the money for the establishment of this school, which was to be ready for the January 2020 intake. Despite making numerous attempts to address the matter with the Ministry of Education so as to obtain the requisite clearances for the construction of the new primary school, the Ministry is yet to offer any administrative support and the promised funds required for the establishment of the said 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? (ii) What plans does the Ministry have in place for construction of complete infrastructural development and provision of adequate human resource for the said proposed Lenana Primary School? (iii) Could the Ministry give firm indications as to when this proposed school will be completed and state the timelines for the first intake of learners? I signed this request on 22nd January 2021. Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. 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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