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    "id": 1491842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1491842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": "In July 2022, the Ministry of Education and the KISE undertook a verification study in the schools and established that most of the institutions lacked the requisite specialized learning materials despite receiving the funds. Consequently, it was recommended that the Ministry considers centralized production and or procurement and distribution of specialized learning resources based on the needs of individual learners. The centralized procurement has the advantage of economies of scale because of the large volume of purchases. Based on the recommendation, the Ministry adopted a centralized production procurement system for specialized learning resources in August 2022. Under this model, the Ministry disburses half of the capitation to schools and retains half, which is sent to KISE upon confirmation and verification that the learning resources have been delivered to the schools. Moving to question three, out of the total allocation of Kshs334,562,600 as free primary education top-up grants, the Ministry sent 50 per cent of these, being Kshs167,281,300 to the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) and sent the remainder to schools. In the Financial Year 2023/2024, the Ministry sent Kshs135,199,750 to schools, being 50 per cent of the total allocation. Going to question four, the Ministry of Education adopted the Safety Standards Manual for schools in 2008. Over the years, we have enriched the provisions of the manual with circulars issued from time to time. The manual prescribes the safety standards and procedures that schools must adhere to. It sets out the roles of school administrators and teachers in relation to the learner when the learner is within the custody of the school. The manual requires each school to have a school safety subcommittee, which is coordinated by the head of the school. Paragraph 5.2 of the manual requires the subcommittee to monitor and evaluate various aspects of school safety with a view to enhance school safety, keep learners, parents, and other stakeholders informed about the school safety policies and implementation activities, and constantly review issues of child safety in and around the school. The manual outlines the guidelines on safety on school grounds and safety in school areas. The manual also guides several issues such as skills-based education on prevention of endemic conditions and other health risks; promotion of environmental sanitation and hygiene practices; provision of safe water and sanitation; protection of children with special needs with regards to their health and hygiene; and taking of immediate steps when there is a threat of an epidemic outbreak. Through our quality assurance and standards team, we continually and regularly monitor compliance with the requirements of the manual. In addition, the Ministry has the Education Sector Disaster Management Policy, 2017. The policy emphasises the need for co-ordinated efforts by the education sector, development partners, county governments, volunteers, and private agencies in the management of disasters to save lives, protect school property, and ensure that learners continue to access education in a safe and sound environment. Currently, we are undertaking a thorough audit to ascertain compliance with the Safety Standards Manual. We are also reviewing the applicable framework to identify 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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