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    "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": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, and Hon. Members. As at 26th May 2023, a total of 1,146,070 learners had reported to Term Two of 2023 to Junior Secondary Schools all over the country against an enrolment of 1,212,279 in Grade Six. This translates to 94.53 per cent transition rate. Those who had not transited at that date were 5.47 per cent, which translates to 66,209 learners. A total number of 1,155,369 out of 1,206,974 learners had reported to Form One as at 26th May 2023, which translates to a transition rate of 96 per cent. A total of 12,051 of the remaining learners reported to TVET institutions, while 4,709 repeated Standard Eight. This leaves a total of 34,845 learners representing 3 per cent who are yet to report to any institution of learning. The second part of the Question is that the high transition rate is because of failure of strategic measures that the Ministry continues to implement. Of course, we would like this to be 100 per cent. Even the 3 per cent which is out, we would like it to go up to 100 per cent. We have taken measures to ensure that we have a high transition rate by spearheading a multi- agency approach team involving the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, and including Hon. Members here. We want to ensure that all our learners transit to their respective levels of basic education. We have done this using grassroots approach to identify and locate the learners who do not report to school in time and ensure that they resume their studies. As I have said, the chiefs and assistant chiefs have been very helpful in this. We have done a mopping up exercise to ensure that we encourage 100 per cent transition. We have also issued guidelines which are designed to facilitate the 100 per cent transition, which includes the following: 1. Operationalisation of day wings in established boarding primary schools in urban set ups and densely populated areas. 2. We have also been able to allow JSS within a proximity of six to 10 kilometres apart to operationalise shared school transport to ease access to learners and support the day schooling. 3. We have encouraged the establishment of low-cost boarding schools in areas with highly scattered settlements or pastoralists communities where learners have the risk of disability and others subject to availability of funds. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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