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    "id": 180824,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/180824/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwatela",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 103,
        "legal_name": "Andrew Calist Mwatela",
        "slug": "andrew-mwatela"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The performance of Ebunangwe Boys Secondary School has, on average, been poor since the advent of 8-4-4 system of education in 1989, when the school registered a mean score of 4.57 in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The performance, thereafter, improved slightly to reach the best performance ever for the school in 1998, when it achieved a mean score of 5.08. The lowest performance was in 2001, when the school registered a mean score of 3.82. The results for 51 KCSE candidates in 2007 were cancelled due to examination irregularities. While the mismanagement of the school cannot be ruled out, the causes of poor November 4, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3225 performance are attributed to high turnover of headteachers, hostile environment, external interference, clanism, antagonistic Board of Governors and drug abuse, among others. (b) An investigation carried out in the school has confirmed some of the allegations on financial mismanagement by the immediate former Principal of the school, Mr. Mwaniki Patterson Gikuhi. In total, the principal is required to account for a refund Kshs305,531, comprising of un- surrendered imprest, inadmissible expenditure, unpaid house rent, unaccounted-for cash withdrawn from the bank, unaccounted-for proceeds from the sale of school cow and un-receipted fees. (c) I have directed the Provincial Director of Education, Western Province, to liaise with the school's Board of Governors and initiate action to recover the school's funds, and take disciplinary action against the principal in question. The Ministry has also instructed the current management of the school to put internal controls in place to address the identified financial management weaknesses. In order to avoid unnecessary questions, I have some very latest information. On Friday last week, the Board of Governors met under the guidance of the Provincial Director of Education had summoned the former principal who accepted the charges and has undertaken to pay Kshs305,531 through a check-off system by the Teachers Service Commission. That money will be refunded back to the school. Thank you."
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