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    "id": 1083411,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1083411/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bungoma CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Florence Mutua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Question reads: Could the relevant Ministry explain whether there are any policies in place that guide and address matters intake of applicants to Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) for diploma course considering the huge demand by secondary school leavers to join such colleges, and how it is operationalised? If not, what measures is the Ministry putting in place to ensure that policies are established to address fairness and equity during TTC intake? This Question had a lot of interests because many people have been affected. In accordance with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Section 237 establishes the Teachers Service Commission. Among the many functions of the TSC is the review of the standards of education and training of persons entering the teaching service. It is in this spirit that the Ministry consulted with TSC on the requirements for the recruitment to the TTCs. The TSC guided on the requirements, that is, a minimum mean score of C plain and a minimum grade of C plain in English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, one science subject and one humanity subject. Based on the afore-stated consultation, the Ministry went ahead and carried out an advert on 23rd February 2021 on the MI Government platform, and another advert on 25th February 2021 in the Daily Nation . The interested applicants registered at the zonal education offices in their sub- counties. The returns from the 47 counties revealed that despite the large numbers of interested applicants signing up, only 683 candidates countrywide met the minimum requirements, while 219 applied for the diploma in early childhood education. Requirements for the diploma in early childhood education were only a mean grade of C Plain with no other conditions on the subjects. Applicants with disabilities required a C- (Minus) in all the listed subjects and a mean grade of a C- (Minus) to apply for the diploma in early childhood education."
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