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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "(v) The proposal on the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) by Hon. Chris Wamalwa. We received it on 25th August. The Committee is scheduled to meet with the sponsor today at 4.00 p.m. We sought the authority of the Speaker and that should be handled. Pending Petitions before the committee are as follows: (i) Petition on the gross mismanagement of Murang’a University College. This was petitioned by residents of Murang’a County. A sub–committee visited the university and heard from the management and the leaders, and we are expected to meet the petitioners on 2nd November 2015. (ii) Petition on mistreatment of Bura Girls High School Students by Hon. Nassir. The Committee visited the school and met the management. It will meet the petitioner on 3rd November. (iii) Discrimination of Akorino students in some public secondary schools for wearing headscarf. We are considering it and the Committee is scheduled to meet the petitioners in the coming one week. (iv) Education crisis in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties. It was filed by Hon. Abdikadir on behalf of seven citizens of the Republic of Kenya. The consideration of the Petition is ongoing and the Committee is scheduled to meet with the petitioners during the recess period, that is next week. The Committee has also planned to visit the North Eastern region to assess the education situation and finally table a report. (v) Release of 2014 Early Childhood Development Educational (ECDE) examination results by KNEC and registration of institutes of 2015 candidates. This was a Petition filed by Hon. Richard Makenga on behalf of the candidates of the institutes. The committee is considering the Petition and is scheduled to meet the petitioners and KNEC during the recess period. We have the following Reports:- (i) Report on the inquiry into the causes of student’s unrest at the University of Eldoret. The draft report is awaiting consideration and adoption by the Committee. (ii) The Report on the Petition by Hon. Timothy Bosire MP, on an unfair discriminative treatment of Dr. Benard Omwenga by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology officials. The draft report is ready. It is awaiting consideration and adoption by the Committee. (iii) The Report of the Petition by Hon. Isaac Mwaura, MP on the Kenya Education and Resource Centre Association, Challenges of Education Assessment and Resources. The draft report is ready and is awaiting consideration and adoption by the Committee. We have the following ongoing inquiries:- One, inquiry into the matter of management crisis of the University of Nairobi. This inquiry was requested by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe. The Committee met Hon. Wangwe on 15th October and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC), Finance, on 22nd October. The Committee will also hold a meeting with the DVC and the Chairperson of the Council tomorrow on 29th October 2015 and three other witnesses on 30th October 2015. The Committee was given a timeline of three weeks, and the time will be lapsing this week. The Committee will be requesting extension 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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