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    "id": 1380716,
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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": "The Member of Parliament for Kwanza, the criterion used for change leadership is sometimes poor performance within a school. There are many factors which determine the performance of a school. Of course, one component is the teacher, the headteacher, but again, parental and community involvement. All those other factors are such that we cannot really apportion a blame to the teachers only. We also have quality assurance officers that we are trying to activate their roles. The report on quality assurance is supposed to inform certain decisions to be made even by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on transfer of teachers or to get another headteacher to such a school. For instance, what is it that is happening in that particular school? Why is the performance of such a school not to the required level or standard? That is why we have said we have to work as one between the Ministry and TSC. We are serving that one child and thus, we will make better decisions which will help improve the quality of our education once we have done that. The Question from the Member of Parliament from Emgwen on enhanced allowances for those in Kapsabet Town, I think there is an equivalent Question on TSC, which I have answered. It was from the Member of Parliament for Kisumu. The TSC stated that there was some information they wanted, but they had not been able get it from those schools. Kindly give us those two cases. I told my officers to make a call to those particular schools now that we know the feedback from TSC. Let us get the information required so that the teachers can benefit from the allowances; which is their right. Those in Kapsabet Town, in case there are such cases, kindly bring it to our attention for it to be conveyed to the TSC. We work as one team and I am sure necessary action will have to be taken. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will answer others as they come, including guidance and counselling."
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