{"id":1048818,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1048818/?format=json","text_counter":156,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen (Dr.) Musuruve","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13188,"legal_name":"Getrude Musuruve Inimah","slug":"getrude-musuruve-inimah"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48v(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the return to school of learners who are forced out of school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Statement, the Committee should- (i) establish the number of learners who have not reported to school across all academic levels including special schools following interruption of learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) find out the distribution and demographics of the said learners who have not resumed school across all counties owing to the impact of COVID-19; (iii) explain the framework put in place by the national and the county governments to ensure effective return to school and resumption of studies by all learners; and, (iv) have mechanisms in place to establish school reentry centers in all counties to address the plight of learners who are facing challenges in resuming school."}