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    "id": 1092360,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092360/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
        "slug": "owen-yaa-baya"
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    "content": "by head-teachers on account of non-payment of internal exam fees. In some cases, those exams are written on blackboards, which is a strenuous and tedious exercise. The national Government currently funds Free Primary Education (FPE) at a rate of Kshs1,420 per pupil that primarily caters for tuition, leaving examinations and assessment without any specific earmarked funding. It is on account of those concerns that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and research on the following: (i) Are the course fees for termly internal examinations catered for under the Free Primary Education (FPE) Programme? (ii) If those courses are inclusive of the FPE funding, what is the allocation per pupil? If the course fees are not included under the FPE funding, what short-term and long-term interventions does the Ministry of Education have in addressing this challenge to ensure that pupils from poor backgrounds do not continue to be disadvantaged by internal exam course fees that are out of reach of their parents and guardians? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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