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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to remind Sen. Omondi that the needs of the physically challenged are considered in recommendation No.12 on page 10. As a Committee, we are planning to visit all the 47 counties. So far we have visited 13 counties and it is our plan that we visit 20 counties before we break for our recess. We were scheduled to visit Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Trans Nzoia and West Pokot counties this coming weekend, but we rescheduled the visits to next week because we are supposed to attend a forum with the Transition Authority (TA) this week. By visiting these counties we will find out and appreciate the similarities and differences. As a Committee, we will put into consideration all the recommendations which have been made by the various Senators. I also want to report that we had a forum with all the 47 executive committee members in charge of education and Information Communication Technology (ICT), representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology and the TA. We also had a forum with the members of the county assemblies in charge of education and ICT from all the 47 counties. The reason we are doing this is just to appreciate their perspective. This will help us develop the policies. We are aware that there is a Bill before the National Assembly that is supposed to be discussed in this House. I want to confirm and assure the House that we are doing what we are supposed to do, as a Committee, and that Bill will come to this House. We are also planning to amend the Basic Education Act. There is also the issue of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates, which we are handling together with the Ministry concerned. When the Chair was making his statement, he requested for more time and, as a Committee, we will report back to the House as soon as we get the answers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move and request, under Standing Order No.53 (3), that the putting of the Question be deferred to a time that may be convenient next week."
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