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    "id": 542250,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chae",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alice Nyanchoka Chae",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the Kenya National Examinations Council (Amendment) Bill, 2015. At the same time, I would like to thank hon. Wangwe for the good thoughts that he has brought forward to ensure that our children, mostly the ones who come from poor families, access the education that they try to look for eight years as well as those who get to Form One and sit for examination at the end of Fourth Form. My opinion on this is that, as we try to abolish the examination fee in Standard Eight and Form Four, we also ensure that all the problems that are surrounding education right now are dealt with, so that teachers can be comfortable at their work stations. Their working conditions should be looked into by the Government, and their complaints listened to. We want to ensure that the competencies, skills, abilities and knowledge that they impart to students are of quality. At the moment, they are de-motivated instead of being motivated so that they can work hard to ensure that they give the right knowledge to students. It may be a waste of time. Let this House ensure that teachers are taken care of, in terms of their working conditions, so that they can give what is expected. This is a cry answered for the poor. Many times, we say that education is a constitutional basic right to every Kenyan but you may not get the dreams of your day. However, this is going to ensure that the few people who never went beyond Standard Eight can now be assured that they will do Form Four examinations. Another issue that we need to think about is the certificates. We need to ask ourselves why school principals do not listen to the directives given so that they can give their former students a chance to actualise their dreams. 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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