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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you for the recognition, Hon. Speaker. I am seeking your indulgence and your advice as the head of this House. We are heading to the national examinations, and you are aware that Article 94(5) of the Constitution provides that no person or body other than Parliament has the power to make provisions that have the force of law. Recently, the Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Examination Council, communicated that all the people who will be managing this year's exams, the centre managers, are supposed to go to the sub-county headquarters to pick the exams twice a day. Previously, it was just once a day in the morning, and they would have the exams in the schools throughout the day. This new provision poses various challenges, especially during the rainy season. Distance will also be another problem. There is also the issue of terrain. The possibility that exams have to be done in the morning and returned to the sub-county headquarters and the afternoon one picked may pose a significant challenge. Hon. Speaker, I want your indulgence so we can find a way forward for the sake of the citizens of this country and our candidates for this year. I have talked to some of the sub-county directors, and they are saying they are not even aware of whether they will be given additional funds to manage the extra trips. This is because the trips will be two, meaning the cost of transportation for the exams would double. Has the Ministry provided that kind of money? There is also another issue that is of concern to the Ministry - the Taskforce. Recently, the House agreed that the Taskforce needs to bring its report to the House so that we can deliberate on it. We are about to close schools this term, and our teachers are supposed to prepare for next year. Unfortunately, we are not even sure which subjects will be taught in Junior Secondary Schools come January, next year. It is very important for the House to take up this matter so that everybody knows what needs to be done when schools close."
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