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    "id": 199057,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/199057/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 190,
        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. As hon. Members will recall, we passed Sessional Paper No.1 of 2005 in the year 2006. In 4552 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 17, 2007 this Paper, the recommendation was that basic education comprise of up to 14 years of formal schooling. That is from pre-primary, primary to secondary schools. The 14 years would include all the four years of secondary education. The commitment is to have free basic education all the way to the end of secondary education. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in line with that recommendation, several measures have been taken. At the pre-primary school level, there are issues that were discussed yesterday, including the policy that we have put in place, the provision of facilities and training of pre-primary teachers. At the primary school level, we have the free primary school education programme which has been implemented. At the secondary level, measures have been taken to make education more affordable. This includes the increment of the bursary money from Kshs547 million to Kshs800 million per year; provision of grants to needy schools; laboratory equipment to schools to, at least, nine schools in every district. There is a provision of up to Kshs1.5 million for ICT to 213 secondary schools of this country. Currently, there is an allocation of Kshs4.3 billion for tuition for free secondary education. In line with this policy of making it progressively affordable, and then eventually free, the Government is working with all stakeholders towards the realization of that 14 years of basic education. This Government is, therefore, committed to Kenyans. The promise we made to Kenyans was that we would deliver basic education up to 14 years. We are committed to that. I hope next year we will be able to implement this policy."
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