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    "id": 542254,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/542254/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to note that poverty in this country is on the increase. A large section of the society is facing tough situations when it comes to financial issues. Once this Bill becomes law, I believe registration expenses for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) which is about Kshs900 and for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) which is around Kshs5,000 and which many households may not afford will be dropped. I believe that will ease the burden on the parents. So, this Bill is well intended. I must note education is a basic human right which is well enshrined in our Constitution. Therefore, this Bill is in line with actualising this section of the Constitution, more so given that the Kenyan economy is improving. During the time Kibaki took over power, the budget used to be around Kshs250 billion. Now we are talking of a budget of Kshs1.8 trillion. That is a very massive budget which should be able to accommodate about Kshs5 billion or so which the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) requires to effect free examinations. So, this Bill is coming at the right time. I also want to appreciate the Government for the Free Day Secondary Education and Free Primary Education Programme. This is very good for our nation so that access to quality education can be expanded to all levels. I believe we now need to address the issues of pre-school and nursery education. They should also be made free. It does not help when we have free primary and secondary school education while at the level of pre- school parents still need to meet the expenses. This needs to be addressed. On the other issues which are related to examination--- Students do not simply come and sit for examination. They must first of all cover the syllabus. They must go through certain details in class. We need to address issues like teacher shortage in our schools. Without the adequate number of teachers in our schools, we cannot have quality education. The Government needs to factor the recruitment of more teachers in the budget. Right now we are having a shortage of about 100,000 teachers which is too massive for the size of our education system. We need to address that. Also in line with that, we need well motivated teaching staff. If we do not have well motivated teachers, the quality of education will be compromised. 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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