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    "id": 196907,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/196907/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, that has contributed immensely in sustaining the element of honesty and integrity among school administrations and the candidates themselves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the sensitivity of that matter, I have directed that a full investigation be carried out to establish how that error occurred. Consequently, a high-powered committee of computer experts and education professionals, including the representatives of Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association and Kenya National Union of Teachers has been formed to investigate the matter and advise me accordingly. That Committee has been instructed to carry out the following: (a) Review the process of working out the mean score for the 2007 KCSE results. (b) Validate all the mean grade calculations for all the 276,239 candidates registered for the 2007 KCSE examination. (c) Validate the mean grades of the corrected results for each of the affected candidates. (d) Establish the cause of the mean grade computer error. (e) Advise on any further action that may be necessary, based on the results of their investigations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee has already started its work. I, therefore, appeal to hon. Members to give us time to investigate that matter to its logical conclusion. I have had the opportunity to look at the results that presented some difficulties, and which are the subject of national controversy. Out of all the affected candidates, I wish to assure hon. Members that, in as far as the subject grades on the marksheets which were presented by the examiners were concerned, those have not been affected. Indeed, when individual candidates do their own calculations based on the formula that I have stated above, they will come up with the correct mean grade that they are entitled to. In the meantime, I wish to assure Kenyans that no child will suffer due to that unfortunate error. Whoever will be found to have contributed to that error whether by design or default, will be held individually responsible and dealt with accordingly. Finally, there is the issue of ranking of schools and candidates. Hon. Members will appreciate that, in the process of correcting the mean grade, the ranking will be affected for some of the candidates and schools. The appointed Committee will also be looking at that matter and advise accordingly. It is important to note that the results released by KNEC are always subject to queries and that, candidates and schools are usually allowed up to 30th April each year to submit any queries. That is done in order to ensure that our education system and examination procedures March 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 369 remain credible and reliable. Thank you."
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