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    "id": 1491801,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1491801/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": "To Part (a) of the Question, out of the 144 schools, 98 have electricity either from the national grid or through solar power. Sixty-three schools are connected to the water supply. The status of the school connection to water and electricity per sub-county in Isiolo County is as stipulated in Table No.5. (1) In the Merti Sub-county, there are 17 primary and junior secondary schools and 4 secondary schools. Three schools are not connected to electricity. Seven schools are not connected to water. To address the water challenge, water tracking is done by the county government and NGOs. Insulation of gutters to harvest rainwater and piping water from community pipes to connect to the school. (2) In the Cherab sub-county, there are twelve primary schools and two secondary schools. None of the schools is connected to the national grid. Only Dadachabassa has a functional solar. Dadachabassa Secondary School does not have a reliable water supply. Water tracking is done by an NGO in collaboration with the county government from Atheruabesa to other surrounding schools during the drought period, though not on regular and not adequate. (3) In Sericho sub-county, there are 10 primary schools and two secondary schools. There are 10 primary schools and two secondary schools in Sericho Sub County. Only three primary schools and two secondary schools are connected to the national grid. They are however not connected to any water supply. There are 24 primary and junior secondary schools and six secondary schools in Garbatulla Sub-County. There are 12 primary schools and four secondary schools connected to the national grid for power supply, and two secondary schools and six primary schools are on solar energy. There are 34 primary and junior schools and 15 secondary schools in Isiolo sub- county. Most schools in this sub-county are connected to the national grid while the remaining have solar connections. Three secondary schools namely Aremiet Mixed Day Secondary School, Ngaremara Boys Secondary School and Leparua Mixed Secondary School have neither electricity nor solar. All the schools are connected to piped water, however, the supply of the water is not consistent. There are 15 primary and junior secondary schools and three secondary schools in Oldonyiro Sub County. There are 14 primary and junior schools that are not connected to the national grid. Two secondary schools are not connected to the grid at all. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Government is committed to ensuring that all schools have both electricity and reliable water supply as these are essential for improving the quality of education and supporting the welfare of staff and students. The Ministry of Education works closely with the relevant ministries, especially the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, county governments and development partners towards addressing these challenges. In the meantime, to address the water supply challenges, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) collaborate with the county government to track water in gutters to harvest rainwater and piped water to schools. To answer Part (b) of the Question on what plans the Government has, at the moment, over 72 schools in Isiolo county do not have fences along their boundaries. The Ministry of Education is pursuing a multi-stakeholder approach to address the challenges The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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