{"id":1544738,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1544738/?format=json","text_counter":371,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Okiya Omtatah","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the decision by the Ministry of Education to remove Mathematics as a compulsory subject for senior school pupils under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). This decision has sparked widespread debate and raised serious concerns about its potential impact on educational quality, career readiness, and national development. Mathematics is not just a subject. It is a fundamental skill essential for daily life, from finance and business to engineering, construction and analytical problem-solving."}