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    "id": 662252,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/662252/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "bring out the aspect of accountability. When we do not know who is handling which issue, people will be hiding. We need to have accountability and rank schools, so that we can reward those who have done well. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has introduced performance contract for teachers. How will you evaluate the teachers yet we do not even know their performance? This Bill focuses on the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), namely, the Standard Eight and Form Four examinations. Schedule Four of the Constitution states that matters to do with primary and secondary school education are a prerogative of the national Government. The Bill does not affect the counties. With regard to the usage of money, this Amendment Bill is not going to necessitate any extra costs. The KNEC will do a further analysis of the results, so that they can be captured in a rank form, which we insist must be structured. This Bill is giving an extra function to KNEC. Sometimes back, this House, in its own wisdom, unilaterally and unanimously passed a Motion on the Floor of this House urging that ranking be brought back. We should ask ourselves whether this House is legislating in futility. This Motion was passed, but unfortunately, when the Cabinet Secretary (CS) announced the results, there was no ranking. That is why we had to move a step further and come up with a Bill. This Bill will make it compulsory for the CS in charge of education to ensure that KNEC ranks schools. Luckily enough, we had a chat with the current CS and he is yearning and waiting for this Bill to go through. He has said that he knows the value of ranking and he is ready to ensure that ranking is brought back to our national examinations, but it must be done in a structured manner. The education system is very critical. Universities are ranked internationally. Even in the National Assembly, some Members of Parliament (MPs) are ranked in terms of performance. At the grassroots level, people rank us in terms of our legislative, oversight and representation roles. We cannot run away from ranking. I beg to move and request the indomitable lady from Bomet County, Hon. Cecilia Ngetich, to second."
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