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    "speaker_name": "Butere, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nicholas Mwale",
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    "content": "I want to continue from where my colleague has left and go straight to the composition of the Sub-county Education Board. I thank my colleague, Hon. Mary Wamaua, for the well- articulated section on the composition of the Sub-county Education Board. However, I would like to bring something to her attention. When you are coming up with persons to be on this Board, try to consider gender balance, youth and people living with disabilities. It is not clear how their representation will be guaranteed. We must ensure they are represented. There is also the issue of quorum and how the Board shall function. As you know, 85 per cent of parliamentary work is done in committees, and there is a set way in which they are run. Looking at the composition of the Board, it is a committee. Therefore, the Member needs to outline how many members form a quorum. Hon. Mary Wamaua, once you determine how many members form a quorum, you will have to look at the qualifications of the chairman. If the chairman is supposed to have a degree and other members do not possess one, what happens when there is a quorum and the chairman is absent? The members who are present will have to choose a chairman who will perform the functions of that Board. Therefore, the qualifications of the members of the Board need to be in tandem with those of the chairman. The other issue is the functions of the Board. I do not wish to repeat the functions, because my colleagues have already elaborated on them. However, we have had challenges with the implementation of the basic education curriculum. Even the Competency-Based Curriculum has become a thorn in the flesh for many parents and stakeholders in the education sector. This Board will look at the implementation of the curriculum, which will bring better efficiency in terms of the education our children will receive. There is also the issue of how the national education policy is implemented at the grassroots. We have had an issue where policies are generated in Nairobi, but implementing them at the grassroots level becomes a thorn in the flesh. The Board will help with the interpretation of the national policy and also come up with policy reforms. My colleagues have not highlighted the aspects the Bill has delegated, and I wish to bring them to your attention. The Bill has delegated powers to the Cabinet Secretary to come up with regulations which will aid in the coordination of the Board with other boards, such as the county education boards and the national education board. The regulations that the Cabinet Secretary will bring will outline the coordination between the county, the sub-county, and the national education boards. 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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