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    "id": 1249044,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ezekiel Machogu",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": "On the second question by the Member for Gilgil, remember way back in 2017, some education reforms were undertaken by the Government through the Ministry of Education. One of those reforms was on the provision of textbooks. The Government used to give money to secondary and primary schools to purchase textbooks, but unfortunately, schools were not buying books. The ratio of students to textbooks was such that 10 students were sharing one textbook. Ever since the Government changed the system and started buying books, and the ratio is almost one to one. This can be confirmed from schools in the constituencies. The textbooks are replaced every four years. The last supply was done in 2018. We are in the process of making another supply. After four years, you realise that the books wear out and require replacement. From the research that was done, the system being used now is much better, because almost every student in our schools has access to textbooks. We may need to carry out another research to see if we need to centralise supply."
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