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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": "including unserviceable buses and other vehicles, ICT equipment like computers and printers, farm equipment and furniture. For primary schools, for example, the Ministry developed the Financial Management Manual, 2017. The Manual outlines relevant provisions of the law on asset disposal and provides a clear step-by-step process for disposing of school assets. The Basic Education Act, 2013 mandates the boards of management with the responsibility of administering resources in a school. In this regard, the Ministry’s manual on asset disposal is normally approved by the schools’ boards of management. The methods of disposal are as outlined in Section 165 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015. These include sale by public tender, sale by public auction, trade-ins, and transfer to another public entity. To ensure compliance with the law and the Ministry’s guidelines, every school is audited at least annually by the Ministry’s School Audit Directorate as well as the Office of the Auditor-General. The Ministry’s field officers also undertake regular inspections of schools to ensure compliance. There are cases of non-compliance. Once such cases come to our notice, we make sure that necessary remedial action is taken. With respect to recruitment of non-teaching staff, the Basic Education Act, 2013 provides that the boards of management shall recruit, employ and remunerate non-teaching staff. The Act also cites the values and principles of public service as outlined in Article 232 of the Constitution and the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act. These values and principles include gender inclusion, merit, open and competitive recruitment. The recruitment undertaken by the Board of Management are subjected to audit by the Ministry of Education as well as the Office of the Auditor-General. Appropriate action is taken in cases of non- compliance. I welcome any reports of such violations to my office. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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