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    "id": 438461,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 85,
        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also would like to support the Motion on the Floor and very strongly so. This Motion is very clear. I want to also remember that I was present in the other Parliament when the honorable Senator presented his Motion and we passed it unanimously, and it was not even the first time. This matter has been revisited again and again, and I believe the question here is the implementation. The law is very, very clear as we have seen it here. Section 10(1)(b) of the Kenya National Examinations Council Act says:- “award certificates or diplomas to candidates in such examinations; such certificates or diplomas, shall not be withheld from the candidate by any person or institution;” That includes the principals of schools for any reason. It cannot be because they need the money; they did not explain that in the Act so that they withhold the certificates. So, Madam Temporary Speaker, I think ours should be now to ask the Cabinet Secretary (CS) in charge of Education to ensure that this law is complied with because it is a law passed by the National Assembly or by Parliament. Just like we do not discuss any other law, I do not believe there is room for deviating or discussing that it is done this way or that way; we should just be demanding for implementation. I myself had association with the Minister of Education and I know that these are some of the issues that when an order comes from a law or a policy from law, there is no other excuse but to implement it. So, we should be asking in this Motion that the CS makes sure that all the certificates which withheld by school heads are released immediately. 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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