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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opiyo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odhiambo Opiyo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I thank Hon. Odanga for having the courage to bring this impeachment Motion against the CS for Education to the House. Many issues have been highlighted by Hon. Odanga but most importantly, our schools are operating without boards of governors. This compromises education in our schools. Listening to Hon. A.B. Duale, I wonder who the buck should stop with. My understanding is that ultimately, the burden in the Ministry of Education lies on the CS for failing to come up with regulations to enable schools have BOGs. It is very difficult for schools to operate without BOGs. For example, the budgeting process in schools involves the BOGs. I wonder how the schools that do not have BOGs are operating. Somebody can go to court even today to challenge the way any school in this country is operating. If the prayers of that person are granted by the court, operations in our schools will be disrupted. Recently, we had problems with teachers in the north eastern region, but the CS did not come up with any pragmatic solution to help teachers return to that region, so that children in that area could continue with their learning. It is not right that any part of this country is denied education, which is a basic human right. There was a day when we had a meeting with the CS in this Chamber. Hon. Opiyo Wandayi and another hon. Member asked very pertinent questions, but when the CS rose to speak to them, he confronted them in a manner likely to suggest that he wanted to fight them. I am happy that Hon. Chanzu today told me that the CS went to him and apologised for having confronted him in the manner that he did. However, we cannot take such things for granted. If he could confront hon. Members in a meeting to which he was summoned by Parliament, what happens if you go to his office to be served? Such an incident can scare away any hon. Members as well as members of the public. That is not something that can be taken for granted. We had another meeting in the Small Dining Hall, where we were discussing the Kilemi Mwiria Task Force Report. There were issues that were raised by the Heads of Secondary Schools Association, who were represented there. There were also issues which were raised by Parents Teachers Association (PTAs) members who were represented by one Musau Ndunda. In that meeting, we agreed that we would have a stakeholders’ meeting, involving every one. On that same evening, the CS sent out circulars, giving new school fees guidelines without the proposed consultation materialising. That is why we say that the CS is not interested in consultations whatsoever. If we are interested in saving the education sector, this CS has to be dealt with now rather than later. With those remarks, I beg to support the Motion. Thank you."
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