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    "id": 1580987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the mechanism of transitioning students who missed to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The rollout of the Competency- Based Curriculum (CBC) to replace the 8-4-4 system of education resulted in the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) administering the last KCPE examinations under the 8-4-4 education system in 2023. Further, the final secondary school class under the 8-4-4 education system will sit for KCSE examinations in 2027, marking the end of an era for the 8-4-4 education system and paving way for the full implementation of CBC. It is estimated that over 9,000 pupils did not sit for the final KCPE examination in 2023 and other preceding years due to various reasons, a majority of whom were girls affected by early pregnancies, illness and other unforeseen circumstances. Those learners now stand the risk of never progressing to secondary education for not having the opportunity to sit for KCPE examination, which is no longer being administered. The same fate awaits students who may miss to sit for the last KCSE examination in 2027. While many of those learners remain interested in completing their education and sitting for both KCPE and KCSE examinations, others were and are still desirous of bettering their previous grades before the examination is totally discontinued from the education system. Further, the shift from the 8-4-4 examination system to the competency-based assessment system presents a significant challenge in terms of curriculum adaptation, teacher training, assessment development and conversion of qualifications from the 8-4-4 system to CBC. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education on the following: 1. Measures that the Ministry of Education and KNEC have put in place to accommodate learners who missed their KCPE exams under the 8-4-4 system. 2. The conversion criteria for KCPE qualifications to the CBC assessment for purpose of transitioning to senior secondary school, the equivalent of secondary school under the 8-4-4 system. 3. Clarification on whether there are any special arrangements, provisions or remedial opportunities for those learners to sit their KCPE and subsequently KCSE exams. 4. The strategies the Ministry is implementing to ensure students wishing to retake KCPE or KCSE examination will be allowed to do so until 2027, including measures for ensuring that those who might miss their last KCSE examinations in 2027 are not disadvantaged from transitioning to university and college education. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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