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    "id": 324423,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/324423/?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",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The comparative statistics of girl-child education and that of the boy-child at the KCSE in Migori County is as tabulated below per district in the years 2011 and 2012. I do appreciate the fact that this maybe a little lengthy, but I think it is important for this House to note. In 2011, there were 692 boys against 489 girls in Kuria West; Uriri, 677 boys against 182 girls; Rongo, 1,342 boys against 460 girls; Nyatike, 759 boys against 320 girls; Migori, 884 boys against 719 girls; Awendo, 748 boys against 713 girls and Kuria East, 306 boys against 155 girls. The pattern in 2012 is more or less the same. (b) The reasons for gender disparity are retrogressive cultural practices like female genital mutilation, early marriages and child labour, among others; inadequate support from parents, leaders and other stakeholders for the girl-child education in the region and inaccessibility of female role models to the girl-child at the grassroots level. (c) The Ministry has received the request for infrastructure for God Ngoche Girls Boarding School. I have taken it upon myself and directed the officers concerned to visit the school and get proper assessment within the coming two weeks so that this school can be given money for infrastructure so that the girls can benefit. I also undertake, personally, to take time and visit the area to try and understand more the issues that appertain to the girl-child being disadvantaged in education."
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