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    "id": 392526,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/392526/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.43 (2) (c), Sen. Chris Obure, the Senator for Kisii County, requested for a Statement from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Education, Information and Technology regarding the disqualification of diploma graduates with Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) C Plain, by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman is expected to address the following questions:- 1. How many graduates are affected in the country? 2. How did they secure admission to training institutions offering diploma courses in the first instance? 3. Could he also confirm that they sat and passed the examinations prescribed for a holder of a diploma in education? 4. What option does the TSC offer to Kenyans who find themselves in this category? 5. Is the action by the TSC not discriminatory against this group of Kenyans, considering that like others who may have obtained better grades in KCSE, they also sat and passed the prescribed examinations for award of these diplomas? Mr. Speaker, Sir, between 1999 and 2002 the qualifications for admissions to diploma teachers’ training colleges was KCSE Mean Grade C Plain and above. However, from 2005 to date, the qualification was reviewed and raised to Mean Grade C Plus and above. The last batch of diploma graduates with KCSE C Plain, who graduated in 2005 are eligible for employment by the TSC. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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