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    "id": 320213,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/320213/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Olweny",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 122,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Ayiecho Olweny",
        "slug": "patrick-olweny"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that construction works for classrooms under the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme stopped in many parts of the country in 2010 due to lack of funds. The KESSP was the framework upon which the Government, the Ministry of Education, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and development partners jointly supported the education sector for the period between 2005 through to 2010. The KESSP wound up in 2010. The Ministry, however, continued to support the building of classrooms and school expansion through the School Infrastructure Support Programme including the Economic Stimulus Programme. (b) The Ministry appreciates that the provision of infrastructure is key in improving access and quality learning. In order to implement the constitutional requirement of providing free and compulsory basic education, the Ministry has developed a Draft Education Policy 2012 and a Draft Education Bill, 2012, which will be brought to this House very soon. The Ministry has also developed the National Education Sector Support Programme 2012 to 2018, under which a new infrastructure development programme will be rolled out. During the KESSP life, the Ministry constructed 6,200 classrooms as part of the targeted 14,700 classrooms for primary schools. The balance, together with the pre-primary classrooms requirements will be met during the National Education Sector Support Programme life, which is from 2012 to 2018. As a policy priority, the Ministry of Education will ensure that the development and maintenance of the infrastructure is well coordinated and linked to the recurrent budgetary provisions, both by the Central Government and the county governments. The Ministry will also develop a public private partnership regulatory framework to allow private providers to supplement classrooms deficits."
}