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    "id": 1553872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Migos Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary of Education",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On part one of the Question, Thindigua Primary School in Kiambu Sub-County sits on three quarters of an acre. Classrooms and administration offices occupy a big portion of the land, leaving a small portion that is inadequate to be used as a playing field. The space that is left is equivalent to a quarter of an acre. The school's population is rapidly growing and requires more land for future expansion. Currently, the school's enrolment stands at 815 learners. Since there is no playground, learners are sometimes taken to facilities away from the school in order to access playgrounds for various co-curricular activities. The Ministry is currently engaging with stakeholders on the possibility of addressing the space limitations through the acquisition of additional land. On part two of the Question, infrastructure funds are disbursed to schools across the country based on infrastructures assessment, equitable distribution and the availability of funds. Schools with poor infrastructure that seek to benefit from the funds make a request to the Ministry of Education through the sub-county director of education. The application details the infrastructure conditions of the school, enrolment and estimates of the infrastructural needs. Additional supporting documents such as bills of quantities, assessment reports, recommendations and photographs may also be provided. The boards of management also provide minutes indicating the infrastructural needs. Those applications are then forwarded to the Ministry for consideration. A school would then be allocated funds if the Ministry determines that there is justifiable need, and that the school deserves the requested intervention, subject to availability of funds. In determining the allocation of funds, the Ministry seeks to ensure that the resources are equitably distributed, noting the different levels of school infrastructure development and enrolment in the various parts of the country. Other than the foregoing criteria, some schools are funded under the Emergency Response Fund if they have been befallen by calamities. Such schools may make an appropriate application for consideration, or they may be identified by the Ministry through its field officers. Projects in schools that are funded under the Infrastructure Improvement and Emergency Fund have to be fully completed. Refunding can only be provided if the school writes through the sub-county director of education to ascertain the state and stage of completion of such projects. This ensures that there are no stalled projects and that there is value for money. We wish to indicate, however, that for the last two financial years, the Ministry has not received any pool funds to support schools applying for infrastructural grants. The Ministry also provides infrastructure grants based on the public participation projects as decided by the constituency stakeholders and scheduled in the budget printouts by the National 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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