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    "id": 542149,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/542149/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shinali",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1598,
        "legal_name": "Benard Masaka Shinali",
        "slug": "benard-masaka-shinali"
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    "content": "Examination (KCPE) came into being barely five years after the establishment of KNEC in 1980. The 2011 KCPE marks the 26th edition of the KCPE examination since its inception in 1985. The KCPE which replaced CPE, was first administered in 1985 and coincided with the introduction of 8-4-4 System of Education. The KCPE is offered in November each year for Standard Eight pupils. However, a few private candidates sit the examination at selected centres at the county level. The 2010 KCPE candidates were the first cohorts of candidates who benefited from a full cycle of eight years of FPE after it was launched by the Government in 2003. The introduction of FPE in 2003 enabled the country to realise a significant growth in primary school enrolment from 5.8 million in 2003 to 8.6 million in 2010, representing 47.7 per cent growth. The examination fee for KCPE was reviewed in 2009 from Kshs 300 to Kshs500 per candidate. In 2013 candidates for the examination were paying Kshs 800. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) was administered under the 8-4-4 System of Education in November 1989. Then candidates sat a minimum of ten subjects. Today a total of 72 papers are offered and a candidate can sit a minimum of seven KCSE subjects. From the year 2013, the fee for candidates taking the least seven subjects is Kshs 4,500 per candidate. Nearly 1,500 candidates risked being locked out of national examinations last year. The Standard Eight and Form Four---"
}