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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": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to assure my friend Hon. Mutunga that the CBC, after the lower level, that is the Junior Secondary, they transition to Senior Secondary, where there are three pathways: Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Social Sciences, also commonly known as humanities and sports, Visual and Performing Arts. Those who are good in that area will find an opportunity to pursue their talents in that area. This is a system with the proper value system which will inculcate certain values to our young people and get the kind of competencies and skills which have not been available, and they will be able to compete favourably with the rest of the world, and that is the best way to go. So, it is not an end in itself. We will be able to move it and we are preparing up to the university level such that when the year to transition to universities comes, our universities will be well prepared. On half-term, from the time we were in school, there has been half-term. A term is about 90 to 100 days. Emotionally, if we subject the learners into continuous learning without giving them a break, particularly in senior secondary schools, it gets us into problems like strikes in schools and some learners getting into other activities. Emotionally, the three or four days of half-term stabilises them. It is normally optional. Those who come from far and prefer to remain in school than going home, stay in school. It does not mean that every one of them must go home. We have been getting the support of Elimu Scholarships affecting about 12,000 of our Kenyans learners from poor backgrounds. We delayed in getting the funds from the various agencies and donors but, two weeks ago, we got the funds, and we have disbursed the funds to the beneficiaries in various schools. We will continue with the programme because those who are supporting it are very supportive. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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