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    "content": "“Appreciating that in the current devolved system of government counties will play a key role in the educational outcomes of their schools. The Senate calls upon the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to take immediate action to review the categorisation of public secondary schools and to classify all them as county schools in order to ensure equity in resource allocation and guarantee quality education for all.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I understand this Motion to mean that for a long time since 1963, we inherited schools - these were given earlier by the Mover - that were meant for “whites” only and which became national schools. Schools that were for mixed races and Asians became provincial schools at that time. African schools were harambee schools and were also known as district schools. Districts of that time ended up being counties today. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, counties such as Kiambu County, if I may use an example, is proximal to Alliance High School and Alliance Girls High School. The professor that we were praising a few hours ago for the exemplary service and the award will be going to the United States (US). The professor will be accompanied by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o and we were sending him to take our greetings there. There is a high degree and possibility that Prof. Mugo went to either Alliance Girls High School or Kenya High School. Those were schools that were inherited and categorised as national schools. Fifty years later, we have continued to walk the talk and categorise schools yet students there are strictly black. During that time, it was “whites” who went to Alliance High School. The total population of students in Alliance High School from my county is not more than five. That is, one student in every class. For every class in Alliance High School, there are eight streams. I would have expected one per stream. That is eight times four which is 32 and similarly for other counties. In Alliance Girls High School, for example, where I am privileged to be a parent, there are six out of 1,400 students from my county. Therefore, the degree of proximity is very important. Students from Kiambu and Kikuyu Town, walk on foot carrying their boxes. These students are not less than 500. This is not because they are Kikuyus, but because the school is close to them. So, they aim and know the benefit of the school since 1963. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because of the benefits of having a school near, Migori County has between 10 and 20 professors and almost zero from Kuria."
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