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    "id": 1353246,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Budalangi, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Raphael Wanjala",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to reply to the request for Statement by Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba on the development of a policy on standardisation and production of school uniforms in Kenya. The Select Committee on Implementation is established in consonance with the National Assembly Standing Order 209. Standing Order 209(2) states: “(2) The Committee shall scrutinise the resolutions of the House (including adopted committee reports), petitions and the undertakings given by the national Executive and examine– (a) whether or not such decisions and undertakings have been implemented and where implemented, the extent to which they have been implemented; and whether such implementation has taken place within the minimum time necessary; and, (b) whether or not legislation passed by the House has been operationalised and where operationalised, the extent to which such operationalisation has taken place within the minimum time necessary.” Pursuant to Standing Order 47, Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba moved a notice of Motion in regard to development of a policy on standardisation and production of school uniforms. This resulted in a resolution being passed on 8th March 2023. The Member elucidated in her Motion that she was concerned about the cost of uniforms, which has continued to escalate, thus becoming prohibitively expensive for the poorest within the community, with some schools demanding that parents pay money for uniforms to specific school accounts, a move that locks out many children whose parents cannot afford the expensive uniforms as listed by schools. On 5th October 2023, the Member further requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Implementation regarding the implementation of the resolution on standardisation and production of school uniforms in the country. As per the dictates of Standing Order 209, the Committee summoned the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Hon. Ezekiel Machogu, on 24th October 2023, to follow up on the operationalisation of the resolution. He stated that it was during consideration of the resolution that His Excellency the President constituted the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms with a wide mandate to review various aspects of Kenya’s education system on financing of basic education. The views of stakeholders on school uniforms were captured, which stated that school uniforms are expensive for parents because school administrations collude with suppliers and force parents to purchase uniforms from specific suppliers identified by the school administration. The Cabinet Secretary duly informed the Committee that the Working Party recommended that the Ministry of Education should provide guidelines to regulate and liberalise school uniforms in basic education institutions. The Ministry is currently working to 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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