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    "id": 1212961,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1212961/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding Form One intake in the country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Outline the criteria for selection and procedure followed in enrolling students into Form One in Kenya; (2) State the factors that are taken into consideration when allocating a form one position to a student, giving reasons why students are seldom enrolled to the schools they select; (3) Explain why these students, some of whom are 14 years old or younger, are made to travel long distances across several counties to join form one classes, yet there are equally good schools within their local counties; (4) Provide details of what happens to form one positions when students fail to report to the schools they had been selected to join; and, (5) Clarify whether there are any plans by the Ministry of Education to streamline the procedure in order to ensure a better process during future form one selections. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, this is a very important affair. We would want the Committee on Education---"
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