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    "id": 447764,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) of the Senate Standing Orders, nominated Sen. Elachi requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Information and Technology regarding the cancellation of 2013 KCSE examination results for Maranda High School. I wish to respond to the specific issues raised by the Senator as follows:- (a) The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) did not rank the school because 23 boys who were doing computer studies colluded. In exercising the powers conferred by the KNEC Act, 2012, the Council has made rules and regulations governing the matters that relate to the examinations. The current rules and regulations on ranking of schools provide for the following criteria:- (i) Only examination centres with more than 20 candidates are ranked. (ii) Private examination centres that host privately registered candidates are not ranked. (iii) Examination centres that have candidates who were involved in examination irregularities are not ranked by the KNEC, except in cases where less than five candidates in an examination centre were involved in an examination irregularity. (iv) Further, exemption is given to cases where head teachers report examination irregularities to the KNEC and when less than ten candidates in such examination centres are involved in the reported examination irregularities. The reason, therefore, Maranda High School was not ranked during the release of the 2013 KCSE examination results is because 20 candidates in the school were involved in collusion in the computer science examination. (b) Why is the school being penalized because of computer studies, which is an optional subject? The candidates sitting for the KCSE examination are required to sit for a minimum of seven and a maximum of nine subjects based on the established rules and regulations which detail the clustering of subjects offered by the KNEC are clustered as follows:- (i) Group I subjects – English, Kiswahili, Mathematics Alternative “A” and Mathematics Alternative “B”. (ii) Group II – Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology for the Blind and General Science. (iii) Group III – History and Government, Geography, Christian Religious Education, Islam and Hindu. (iv) Group IV – Home Science, Art and Design, Agriculture, Hand work, Wood work, Matel work, Building Construction, Power Mechanics, Electricity, Drawing and Design, Aviation Technology and Computer Studies. (v) Group V – French, German, Arabic, Kenyan Sign Language and Business Studies. 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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