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    "id": 622548,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/622548/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I rise to second this amendment Bill. There is a saying that a child who has washed his hands clean is fit to dine with elders, but that does not make him an elder. So, I do appreciate that Sen. Obure is like a father to me considering the great service he has rendered to this nation. I am only a child who has washed his hands clean. Few Acts of Parliament have attracted the kind of attention that the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) Act has attracted. If you recall, it was only in December 2015, that the President assented to amendments to KNEC (Amendment) Act that abolished examination fees in primary and secondary schools. That Act was effective 2nd February, 2016. It is good news for the children and parents in Kenya that effective this year, children will not be required to pay examination fees. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in 2015, even though the distinguished Senator for Kitui County said that he came up with this Bill when he did not have any grey hair, he proposed an amendment Bill to direct KNEC to release examination results and it is a matter that is still alive in this House. I, therefore, firmly support this further amendment The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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