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    "id": 1335674,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1335674/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, as much as the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party is not in the House, the issue at hand raised a lot of interest among Members across the aisle of the House. As directed by the Speaker, the Committee communicated to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Hon. Machogu, and asked that he give us a very detailed Statement on the status of preparedness of the Ministry in regards to various examinations they are going to undertake this year. Apart from that, they also gave a Statement on the status and progress of the Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) across the country in regard to infrastructure, teachers, teaching and learning materials. In that regard, the Statement is quite lengthy. It has a lot of information. I know it will take a lot of time, but it will answer issues raised by the Members. I know Members will ventilate on it, and we shall discuss this. This is a very good Statement. You will allow me to go through the Statement. This brief provides the state of preparedness in relation to the forthcoming national examinations and assessments. These are the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment for learners with special needs. The brief also provides a status update on the implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum, including and not limited to infrastructure, textbook distribution and on teachers in those schools. On examination preparedness, it is noted that the Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), is committed to delivering quality assessments in line with its mandate. To achieve this, regular reviews have been done to ensure that all the prerequisite measures are in place to guarantee effective conduct of the 2023 national examinations and assessments. The KNEC issued several timetables to alert candidates, teachers and parents that exams will be done this year. The timetable is on Table One and has indicated that exams for KEPSEA and KCPE are starting on 30th October to 1st November 2023. The KCSE practical exams and optional papers started on 13th October 2023 and will run to 3rd November 2023. 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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