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    "id": 1571232,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1571232/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to respond to the request for a Statement by Hon. Timothy Toroitich, Member for Marakwet West on the status of secondary education quality improvement projects in Marakwet West, popularly called SEQIP. It is true that the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the World Bank, has been implementing the Kenya Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQIP). This was a seven-year initiative scheduled to run from 7th December 2017 to 31st December 2024. The project aimed to enhance student learning outcomes in secondary education and facilitate smooth transitions from primary to secondary school, particularly in targeted areas. Marakwet West was among the sub-counties selected to benefit from SEQIP interventions. These included: 1. Recruitment of 102 teachers, 61 from Marakwet West and 41 from Marakwet East, in Science, Mathematics, and English to address teacher shortages. 2. Retooling of 1,149 Science, Mathematics and English teachers under the School-Based Teacher Support System. 3. Provision of textbooks for Science, Mathematics, and English in Grades 7 and 8 (upper primary) and Forms 1 to 4 (secondary school). This led to 82 per cent achievement of the 1:1 textbook-to-student ratio in schools. 4. Elgeyo Marakwet also benefitted from live-streamed lessons in Science and Mathematics. The necessary equipment and content were provided to select schools. The schools participating in the programme included: (a) Principal School: Kapsowar Girls (b) Satellite Schools: (i) Sambirir Girls. (ii) Kipkaner Mixed Day. (iii) Tot Mixed Day. (iv) Kapcherop Boys. (v) St Peter’s Marakwet Boys. 5. Implementation of Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). All primary and junior secondary school teachers in the county have been retooled to support the rollout of CBC, which has now been implemented across all primary schools. 6. Elimu Scholarship Programme. To support equitable transition to secondary education, 185 learners from vulnerable and socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds benefitted from the Elimu Scholarship Programme — 98 under Cohort One and 87 under Cohort Two. These students received full tuition for the 4-year secondary school cycle, a school kit which included a school uniform, basic learning materials and personal effects, and stipend to cover pocket money and transportation. 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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