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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the Ministry that produces human resource at the earliest level. This is a Ministry for which we are voting a very large budget. The performance of our schools is of great concern. It is a concern to all of us that today, most of the students who join good secondary schools with facilities come from private primary schools and academies. Where are the children from our public primary schools? This is a matter of great concern. We want to encourage the Ministry to give an assurance of quality and standards in all our schools. This is key so that children of parents who cannot afford to take them to academies can also compete favourably. I believe that it is possible that children in public schools can compete with those in academies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, teachers’ motivation is key. This is a challenge to the Ministry. To what extent do we motivate our teachers? Do we recognize any good effort that they make? The reward system in the Ministry should be improved so that those who perform well can be recognized in order to remind those who are not performing that they need to perform to be recognized. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are in a very dynamic society and it is only in the Ministry of Education where people learn management skills on the job. What is offered in our universities is not enough. We are asking for the modernization of the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) to the same standards as the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA). This way, our teachers would be given enough ammunition before promotion, to enable them perform better. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to applaud the introduction of free primary and subsidized secondary education. However, as a country, you realize that we can only achieve the best if the infrastructure in our schools is put to the right standard. It is a shame to note that we are talking of Vision 2030 when in most parts of this country we still have students learning in temporary structures. I would like to applaud the role of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) in assisting schools in this country. This is, however, not enough, considering the poverty index across the board. There is, therefore, need for us to consider allocating more funds so that the Ministry takes over infrastructure in all schools in the country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to applaud the economic stimulus to the constituencies. The Kshs7 million that has been set aside to upgrade two primary schools in every constituency and the money set aside to build centres of excellence was the best move by the Ministry. I suggest that this does not end this year. We want to see a repeat of the same as years move by. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our concern is the speed at which we will do the construction of these schools. We are, therefore, calling upon the Ministries to expedite the procurement procedures and any other needs to ensure that the money that was meant for this particular endeavor is utilized before June next year. Otherwise, we will fail in the commitment we have assured every constituency that they will be getting Kshs30 million for a good secondary school and seven million for two primary schools. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the construction of secondary schools, we noted with concern, as a committee the fact that the Minister for Finance provided Kshs6 billion yet we have 210 constituencies. That gives a deficit of Kshs300 million. That means, therefore, that ten constituencies will miss out if no other funding is provided."
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