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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu East, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jackson Lekumontare",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this time to add my voice to this discussion. The CBC, which is now our education system, is almost lacking in everything. Since we started this CBC, our children have been in schools without teachers. The CBC was meant to be for a different course from that of our primary education. They were to even have a different administration. The headteacher of a primary school heading a junior secondary school is something that has never happened. This system requires a lot of practical education, but schools lack materials. Infrastructure is lacking in schools. They are still using a balance of classrooms, that is, former Standard 7 and 8, and we are already seeing problems. As Members of Parliament, we are talking from a knowledge point of view because we visit these institutions. We entered a system that we were not ready and prepared for. Because we are already there, the Ministry of Education should come in and provide what is required. I remember when pupils were supposed to go to secondary school, they were ushered into some classrooms which were, maybe, left vacant in the secondary schools. So, I think where we are now since CBC started… There is nothing much which is going on in Junior Secondary Schools. Also, imagine all those subjects that should be taught: you cannot take an English/Literature teacher to go and teach sciences. That is a problem! We have already 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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