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    "id": 1057497,
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    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Munene Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "John Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": "Association and those of the Boards of Management are distinct and cannot be performed by the same organ. Further, there is need to align the Bill with section 55(2) of the Basic Education Act which provides that every school shall have a Teachers Parents Association. Under Clause 36, the Mediation Committee agreed to the National Assembly amendments which provides that ‘a person shall be qualified as an early childhood education teacher if the Teacher’s Service Commission registers the person as a teacher.’ This amendment aligns the Bill with the provisions of Article 237 (3) (a) of the Constitution which provides that ‘The Teacher's Service Commission shall review the standards of education and training of persons that are in the teaching service.’ Under Clause 37, the Mediation Committee resolved to retain the clause as contained in the Bill. It noted that it would be a duplication of roles to create a committee while already established County Education Boards within the counties may establish committees within the Board for the proper performance of the duties. Under clause 44, the Mediation Committee agreed to the National Assembly amendment which seeks to ensure the use of certainty in regard to the standard of education to be offered in a private education center. The amendment aligns the Bill to the standard set in the Basic Education Act, which provides that ‘a private institution shall follow the curriculum as approved by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.’ Under Clause 68, the Mediation Committee agreed to the National Assembly amendment which deleted the provision requiring the Cabinet Secretary to make resolutions in respect of the qualifications of persons teaching in an early childhood education center. The amendment, therefore, ensures that there is no conflict of mandate between the CS and the Teachers’ Service Commission. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, allow me to say that the approval by this House of the Report by the Mediation Committee and the subsequent enactment of the Early Childhood Education Bill will be a big milestone in the harmonisation of standards of education at both levels of government. It will ensure that the quality of education offered at the early stages of a child's development is not compromised. I beg to move and call upon Hon. Daniel Tuitoek to second this Motion."
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