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    "id": 514040,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "recognised and let the whole country know who is doing the right thing at the right time. When you look at the performance in the past several years when ranking was there, it had no attribute in terms of who is not performing and who is performing in respect of the various institutions that were listed in the ranking system. It is important that if we are to recognise the various strata involved in education, ranking from the national schools, provincial schools - now called county schools - and various sub-county schools is important. It is only by ranking that we are able to know which school belongs to which cluster of institutions. Therefore, it is important that we put ranking as a priority to enable us select and choose where we belong in terms of our institutions. When you look at the issue of quality of education, we could give it a position in terms of which school is giving what result in terms of quality. The Kenya National Examinations Council is just one. The papers that each and every student does are one. It does not matter how well you teach a student. You find that somebody in a day school is still able to score a straight “A” as long as that child was competent enough to undertake the process of education. Therefore, the issue of looking at the environment and whatever condition, as long as the student or the child is competent enough to undertake a study, since the examination is the same, you will still end up with the same results. It is important we revert back to the system of ranking, support our children to know who the best was at what institution and what the limitations are. When it comes to resource allocation, this House allocates CDF to various institutions. How do you know what the school is lacking? How does the national Government know what resources to be put where? It is only out of the product of examination that we should now be able to know that this institution is lacking a laboratory or this institution is lacking whatever supplies and then you can allocate resources accordingly. Therefore, it is important that we let ranking be exposed outside the cocoon of the institution itself so that we allocate financial resources to the various institutions. Another thing we need to know is that competition is very healthy. When it comes to competition, it is the only product that gives you a chance to analyse and see the implication of what you have been doing for past couple of years. It is important that out of the competition, the best can be selected. Let principals compete to give good results. There is a difference between competition and drilling of students. What I refer to in this aspect is competition, not drilling. Therefore, I stand to support this and if you would allow me to donate my last two minutes to my colleague, hon. Keter, I would do so. Thank you."
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