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    "id": 392574,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you very much Sen. Karaba. I think he has spoken ably. On the matter that was raised by the Speaker on whether, indeed, you can get a diploma in education without necessarily the C+ is that yes, indeed, you can. However, you cannot be hired by the TSC. That is why it was assumed that if you were going to a university offering a diploma in education and you had attained a D plain in your Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), you were pursuing the Education Certificate for other purposes other than teaching. Indeed, there are many people who have applied for jobs in the county governments. The counties advertise for jobs asking for someone with a diploma and they do not insist on the C+. So, if you have that kind of diploma, you may not get a job with the TSC but you can be employed by the county governments and other institutions that do not necessarily ask you to qualify in that respect. However, I sympathise with the issues. I sympathise with those who went to school without clarity as to whether they will get the jobs or not. However, we cannot, as a Senate, with a clear conscience ask the TSC to lower their own standards of qualifications so as to accommodate people. I think the choices are two. Either, one can 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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