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    "id": 542185,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiptanui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 52,
        "legal_name": "Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui",
        "slug": "jackson-kiptanui"
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    "content": "Emmanuel for this Bill. As he has said, the objective of this amendment Bill is to abolish the examination fee payable by candidates doing their exams in primary and secondary schools. As we debate this Bill, this directive has already been given by the Government and I am sure it is already being implemented. By us discussing it here, I believe by the end of the day we shall turn it into law and in future no candidate will be forced to pay examination fee. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, over the years, the previous Governments, especially the Government of Hon. Kibaki, introduced the Free Primary Education and Free Secondary Education programmes. In the last few years the current Government has continued to increase the capitation fee payable by students or by the Government on behalf of students. This implies that, indeed, if the Government is paying a lot of money for students in schools, then the parents should be paying less. However, that is not the case. If you look at the budget of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, you will realize that a lot of money has been factored in for capitation for pupils in primary schools and those in secondary schools. Surprisingly, the fee structures in most of the schools show that parents are required to pay more money every year. We have been discussing about free primary education and free secondary education, however, my question is: What is free education? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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