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    "id": 514090,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/514090/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2263,
        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
        "slug": "william-kipkemoi-kisang"
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    "content": "This Motion is very good. This year, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology stopped ranking the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. For those of us who went through the old system of education, I remember that when I did my Kenya Certificate of Education in 1985, ranking was there. Each student used to get a booklet showing what number he or she was in the country. I do not see any reason for us to stop ranking. Ranking creates a healthy competition among students. It encourages each of them to work hard since one would want to know his performance in relation to other students. The only problem we have with the current system of ranking is that it is between private schools and public schools. In my constituency, we already know the mean grade for each of the primary schools for both private and public schools. What is so difficult for us to make ranking known? It is already known on the ground. Therefore, I believe that it is right for us to---"
}