Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 662287,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/662287/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 66,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eric Keter",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1208,
        "legal_name": "Eric Arap Keter",
        "slug": "eric-arap-keter"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to air my views on this very important Bill. Education is life. Any development that is not based on education is nothing. Ranking must be reintroduced in our schools for purposes of standards. As we have developed over the years from the colonial times, we have situations where some places are more advanced in terms of infrastructure and schools but certain areas have been marginalised. So, the purpose of ranking is to show us the performance of various areas in this country so that we can allocate more funds for equal development. Ranking is mandatory by nature. As we talk today in the world, what is not ranked? Most of the universities in the world are ranked. You can know the best universities and hospitals in the world through ranking. The issue of the Ministry of Education and KNEC trying to abolish ranking is not in good faith. Issues of education should be handled with care and not even the Cabinet Secretary (CS) should come and say he has abolished ranking. I know that this issue came up as a result of cheating by KNEC and the way they were running exams. So, they came to a conclusion that we should stop ranking. However, we should find why we get many cheating cases in school exams. I support this Bill in a big way in a sense that it is going to show us the strengths in our schools and weaknesses for purposes of determining their performance. As a Member of Parliament from Belgut, if there is no ranking, there is no way I will know which schools need more funding for purposes of getting quality education. So, I stand here and commend Hon. Wamalwa for having brought this issue. This is life and I appeal to all the Members to support and re-introduce ranking. Issues of this nature that affect the lives of thousands of children in this country should not be done overnight. There should be public participation, get people to be involved so that they make decisions which are going to affect them in their standards of living. As I conclude, I am of the opinion that we, as Members of Parliament, support this Bill so that we re-introduce the ranking of schools both in primary, secondary and even universities. Thank you."
}