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    "content": "Equally and important to note is that we have achieved the global feat of a 1:1 book ratio in all our public primary and public secondary schools. This has improved the quality of education and reduced the cost of education on parents. To further ensure that no Kenyan child is left behind, and therefore, effectively enhance the delivery of the compulsory basic education from primary through to secondary schools, I am pleased to report to the Houses that since 2013, we have recruited an additional approximately 107,000 teachers comprising of 54,775 primary school teachers and 52,453 secondary school teachers. Our enhancement of manpower in these institutions for basic education by over 25 per cent has significantly mitigated the shortage of teachers in the country and in turn, bridged the teachers to student ratio. Hon. Members, ladies and gentlemen, to continue with these achievements, we need to secure the entire education ecosystem. We need to ensure that there is adequate infrastructure, comprehensive policy choices, skilled educators and a healthy learning environment. In support of this, my administration has grown the number of schools at the pre-primary and primary school levels from 3,764 in 2007 to 10,118 in 2021. We are building an average of over 1,265 schools each year. Additionally, since 2013, the electrification of schools has been a priority. Currently, over 90 per cent of schools are connected to the grid. This has led to improved learning outcomes and enhanced utilisation of technology, including modern mass media tools in the classroom. Another critical plank is education reforms in securing land tenure of our educational institutions. The founding technocrats of our nation did not envision a situation where secured tenure for schools would be an issue in the future. That is why they never secured title deeds for our schools. Today, we know differently. Our school titling programme, therefore, has become increasingly important. As of 2015, only 4,900 schools had been titled since Independence. Today, over 12,000 schools out of a total of 32,354 have been issued with title deeds because of our multi- agency effort. In guaranteeing public schools their titles, my administration has upheld the fundamental right to education and initiated a process to ensure that there is no school sitting on land that it does not own."
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