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    "content": "It should also be noted that the cancelation of results due to cheating was not confined to the North Eastern Province rather it was countrywide. Indeed, out of the 47 counties, only 11 counties stood out without any cases of irregularities. This is an indication that it was not a discriminatory process for any given province. It is a painful matter for both my Ministry and the KNEC that the results for many candidates were cancelled. This calls for a sober approach by all the stakeholders involved including our hon. Members of Parliament in order to address this unfortunate tragedy. I have engaged Members of Parliament – I had a meeting with them this morning. I took them through the works of the whole process and I need not repeat it in this House. We have agreed that what is available to us is factual evidence that can only be tabled in the course of law. A decision was taken by the KNEC Security Committee that the candidates have a period of 31 days to lodge their grievances for redress by the KNEC. I also wish to state that all the candidates who cheated and had their results cancelled have a chance to appeal so that their cases are looked at again by the security committee on the basis of the appeal, or they can opt to repeat the examination this year. The only hiccup is that the closing date is on 15th February, 2012, but we are willing to extend this date not only for North Eastern Province, but for all other candidates who may have agreed the examination this year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, cancellation of results was due to cheating and any other form of irregularities. I have quoted extensively what has happened and I need not go into details. I spent seven days in North Eastern Province with all my officers and we toured the entire province in search of a solution for education opportunities for the province. That is a fact. I know how much the hon. Members have invested in education, but that does not absolve us from a responsibility that we have of giving credible results. So, the possibility is that this House will accept that we yield to pressure and release the results on the basis of the pressure or we go by the facts available on record. I have the records. They are subject to verification upon application in a court of law. We can verify those records but for purposes of clarity, I just want to say that because I wanted to be satisfied, as the Minister in charge of Education, I had the opportunity to peruse some of the materials this morning. I am satisfied that the element of collusion exists. It involved the schools. The scripts are available but they can only be made available in a court. Therefore, I now want to append the list of all the schools that were involved in the North Eastern Province, in which subject, in which area and at what level of being caught with materials or collusion; I table this."
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