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    "id": 13893,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwatela",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 103,
        "legal_name": "Andrew Calist Mwatela",
        "slug": "andrew-mwatela"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, having given the background of the level of preparation of the Ministry in response to the drought mitigation measures for secondary schools in ASALs and other drought affected areas, I wish to address myself to the issues raised by the hon. Member as follows:- First, the Ministry has proposed to spend a total of Kshs203,999,808 towards drought mitigation to assist secondary schools in ASALs and drought-hit areas. The Ministry has prepared a schedule for disbursement of the stated amounts and has proposed an allocation of Kshs608 per student based on the total enrolment in each school. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that headteachers are sending students home for lack of fees. However, there could be some cases where headteachers have sent students home for lack of fees, especially where parents have not honoured their agreed modalities on how to clear fees with the principals, or have not made any arrangements at all. The circular directing headteachers not to send students home is being done and should reach the schools by the end of the week. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to clarify to the House that secondary education in this country is subsidized by the Government through a free day secondary education policy, since its inception in 2008. The policy requires parents to supplement the Government subsidy in financing education by paying the boarding fees in boarding schools, uniforms, development levy, projects and lunch programmes, especially in day schools. The Ministry has communicated this to schools through a circular, Reference No.MOE/G1/91 dated 8th January, 2009. In addition, the parents and school managers have been informed through public fora like Parents Teachers Association (PTA) annual meetings and District and Provincial Education Day to make adequate arrangements with headteachers on the modalities of paying fees by installment or material form; that is supply of goods to the schools and so on."
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