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    "id": 1057496,
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    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, and I sincerely appreciate the comments and your emphasis on the message to the Majority Leader. I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Early Childhood Education Bill (Senate Bill No. 26 of 2018) which was laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 18th February 2021, and approves the mediated version of the Early Childhood Education Bill (Senate Bill No. 26 of 2018). By way of introduction, the Early Childhood Education Bill arises from the need to set up a proper legal framework for Early Childhood Education, which is the foundation of Education. The Bill seeks to provide for the framework of the administration of early childhood education within the counties, and it provides for the establishment of boards of management to oversee the boards of management of the early childhood education centres. The Departmental Committee on Education and Research considered the Senate Bill in the fourth session and proposed various amendments to the Bill, which were aimed at improving the substance of the Bill. Indeed, this House considered and passed the Bill with amendments on Thursday, 21st November, 2019. The Senate considered the amendment to the Bill as passed by the National Assembly and was in agreement with most of the amendments. The Senate rejected the National Assembly's amendment to clauses 27, 28, 33, 36, 37, 44, and 68. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, through your direction, a Mediation Committee was constituted comprising of Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate to consider the contentious issues and develop an agreed version of the Bill. Permit me to now give highlights of the resolutions made by the Mediation Committee on the contentious clauses of the Bill. Under clause 27, the Mediation Committee agreed to the National Assembly amendment which sought to allow the conversion of Early Childhood Education Centers from public status to private status, but only after consultation with the County Education Board and the approval of the County Executive Committee Member. This amendment aligns the Bill with the provisions of section 43 (2) of the Basic Education Act, No. 14 of 2014 which provides that ‘a public basic education institution shall not be converted to a private basic education institution or to any other private status without consultation with the National Education Board and approval by the Cabinet Secretary.’ Under Clause 28, the Mediation Committee resolved to retain sub-clause 4(a) as contained in the Bill and adopt the National Assembly amendment to sub-clause 4(b). The Mediation Committee noted that the role of the sponsor in making recommendations in curriculum review would not conflict with the mandate of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development. Further, the amendment will align the Bill with the role of the sponsor as contained in the Basic Education Act, No. 14 of 2013, which is to provide financial, spiritual and infrastructural support. Under Clause 33, the Mediation Committee resolved to retain the clause as contained in the Bill. This is because the roles and functions of the Parents Teachers 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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