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    "content": "I would like to plead with my hon. friend to let the Minister listen to what I am saying. This is very important. I am saying that we have many schools and I want the Minister to find a solution to this; recently the teachers went on strike and their salaries were harmonized with those of civil servants. My interpretation of this is that they can work anywhere in this country. Therefore, if that is the case, we want enough teachers to be posted from Nairobi to Turkana, and from Mombasa to Mwingi, so that all schools have enough teachers; if there is a shortage of teachers, let it be across the board and not just in one section of this country. That way, we will ensure that the examinations that we administer are fair, and that all children go through the same education system. Finally, you will recall that in 2006 after I brought a Motion to this House, the Government finally released certificates that had been held for many years by schools; children had sat their examinations but the results had been withheld by teachers due to fees balances. I want to thank the Government because in 2006 they ordered that the certificates be released from 2006 backwards. I have now realized that since 2006, it is now nine years and the certificates are now being withheld by teachers on account of fee balances. If the KNEC conducts these examinations, they must make sure that the certificates they offer are released to the students and not withheld by principals of schools because the child owes money to the school. It is meaningless for the KNEC to administer examination, a child passes, yet he or she cannot access a certificate. So, I would like to propose that the Minister can even bring this amendment right away to the effect that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) certificates will be given directly to the students. If the principal of a school wants to follow his debt with the child, he can follow with the parents through courts or wherever. However, there should be no linkage between the certificate and the fees balance that the child owes the school. I will sleep very well if the Minister introduces an amendment now, which will ensure that from today the student is assured of getting his or her certificate after doing the KNEC examinations."
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