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    "id": 1491843,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": "aspects that need to be strengthened to guarantee the safety and security of all learners, including learners with special needs. Moving to Question No.115 by Sen. Catherine Mumma, on the first question, the Ministry undertook a country-wide assessment which found that the total classroom requirement for Grade 9 are 16,000 classrooms. Significant progress has been made in the construction of the necessary classrooms. With the support of the World Bank and Global Partnership for Education (GPE), construction is already being undertaken at the school level. The first phase, which started in August, is now underway. We aim to construct 3,500 classrooms countrywide at a cost of Kshs3.5 billion. This phase is complete across the country. The second phase involves construction of 7,500 classrooms at a cost of Kshs7.5 billion also with the support of the World Bank and GPE. Construction has commenced. The completion date for all construction work is set for December 2024. A sum of Kshs3.4 billion was allocated and disbursed to the NG-CDF for construction of another 6,800 classrooms. The NG-CDF is matching this funding shilling to shilling. The construction is ongoing. Public junior schools with learners on the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) get Kshs15,042 per learner per year. There is a vote head on repairs and improvement of school infrastructure, which is currently at Kshs4,000 per learner per year. The Ministry has directed that the money under this vote head for this term be strictly used for provision of desks and chairs for Grade 9 learners. We project that by January 2025, a total of 19,862 schools across the country will be prepared to accommodate Grade 9 learners. As indicated, the Ministry has disbursed Kshs11 billion to schools across the country for construction of Grade 9 classrooms. A further Kshs7.8 billion has been allocated to the NG-CDF, being Kshs3.4 billion from the Ministry, which will be matched by another Kshs3.4 billion from the NG-CDF. The 18 constituencies in Nairobi City County have also been allocated a total of 1 billion for infrastructure development through the NG-CDF. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Ministry has taken the following measures to ensure that grade 9 classrooms are completed before the start of the academic year 2025- (1) Strict timelines were provided for the construction to ensure completion by December 2024. (2) The procurement process was undertaken at the school level so that they can manage the process and progress of construction of grade 9 classrooms. (3) Monitoring of the construction sites have been going on to ensure the timely completion of the projects. (4) Field officers provide weekly updates to the Ministry on the progress of the construction of grade 9 classrooms and any challenges are remedied on time. The answer to part (d) of that question is, as earlier stated, the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) through a multi-agency approach has trained 60,642 junior school teachers to handle grade 7 and 8. The teachers will undergo further retooling in November 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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