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    "id": 662273,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is important for us to come up with a good framework for ranking of our institutions, especially in examinations. In as much as there is pretence that maybe ranking is not good in all ways, it has been tried. Instead of having information that is not clear and not from the source as has happened with the media in the last two or so years, it is important we acknowledge the importance of ranking. After this Bill is assented to, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Science and Technology will have a responsibility to ensure that KNEC comes up with structures to govern ranking of schools taking into consideration the factors in the specific schools and the way schools are categorised. We have national schools, extra-county schools, county schools and day schools. Based on these factors, I believe regulations can be made, so that ranking takes into consideration the hardships and particular situations in which students are subjected to. It is also important that ranking is not done only around examinations, but we should also consider other factors. Although ranking is important and promotes competition, the competition should be healthy. Schools in the past competed only in examinations while other aspects of learning are not taken into consideration. In the process, we end up having citizens who are not informed and have no values. I believe a school should be a place where values and patriotism are taught and encouraged, so that by the end of the day, we have citizens who have a sense of direction and nationhood, which to a large extent has disappeared. That is why we appear to be a country that is so divided. At times it is sad because when you look at the name of a person or the region somebody comes from, you may have an idea what that person will say. This is something that can be rectified through proper learning. That is why I believe the process already 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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