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    "id": 640550,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/640550/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 907,
        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
        "slug": "stephen-kipyego-sang"
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    "content": "CREATION OF AN OFFICE TO AUDIT THE BASIC EDUCATION INSTITUTION FUNDS THAT, whereas Article 53 (1)(b) of the Constitution provides that every child in Kenya has the right to free and compulsory basic education; Recognizing the importance of education in the alleviation of the main challenges facing Kenya’s sovereignty identified at independence, namely; poverty, illiteracy and disease; Appreciating the gains made following the implementation of the free primary education program in 2003 and cognizant of the principles set out in the Basic Education Act of 2013 whose objectives include promotion and regulation of free and compulsory basic education besides providing for accreditation, registration and management of basic education institutions; Also noting the substantial resources invested by the national and county governments, parents, sponsors and development partners in the provision of basic education; Further noting that pursuant to the Basic Education Act, the County Director of Education is vested with numerous responsibilities including facilitation of auditing of all basic educational institutions in the respective county thereby leaving fundamental gaps of governance especially in the management of the available resources; NOW therefore, the House recommends to the Cabinet Secretary for Education to facilitate the creation of the office of an auditor to specifically audit the basic education institutions’ funds to enhance transparency and accountability and improve governance in the management of these institutions."
}