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    "content": "I have been a headmaster and I am suspecting that the cause of this problem is not Form Ones or the Form Twos. They are the fellows who might have thought that they will cheat. However, they have no way of cheating going by the reforms that have been introduced by the Ministry. Some teachers thought they will cheat so that they will be promoted when their students score high grades. Some head teachers may have thought of facilitating cheating so that their students get Grade As and for them to be recognized by the TSC as the best head teachers. Do you consider that there are some schools that do not have laboratories, they do not do Physics, Chemistry and Biology the way others do because they do not have laboratories. They do not do practical at all? Let us test them on theory only and avoid practical. If we continue with these practical tests, most of these teachers will have leaked the exam very early because they know what will be tested. They know well in advance the kind of a chemical and what specimen to use in those practical tests. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, those schools with those good facilities are the same schools which will shine and continue shining by getting Grade As. That is the reason the former Education Minister said there will be no ranking. There was hue and cry because they wanted to be ranked even unfairly so that they will be noting that their schools are doing well yet it is through cheating that they have been ranked them highly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this issue should not be left the way it is. We should further discuss it, open it and come out with a solution. The solution is that even a Form Four who will have caused a problem should not be treated like he is next to God. He should be deregistered. If somebody has messed and he knows that he will come back and do the exam, this student should be deregistered and should not be allowed to sit for the exam so that others can learn from it. We heard that the students are prosecuted. It never used to happen before because they could treat students like children. We should have a penal code which will make sure that the students in class are responsible for their behaviour. Even some of the teachers who are involved should be sent packing. That is what is happening. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when they are not ready to do mock exams, they riot. Probably we should to be using mock examination to gauge them if the national examination results are cancelled. The mocks will now put them in a worse position because they are not prepared. Fellows will cause chaos hoping to cheat in the exams and pass. When they pass, they go to the universities and continue causing problems. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are now facing a crisis. I would urge the Government to post more policemen and we should not succumb to the pressure because the moment we succumb to pressure and close the schools early, the students now will be using that as a reason in future to be closing schools at will. So, I urge the Government to take serious measures. We should take it upon ourselves as responsible leaders not to utter things on the streets. You find people creating a slogan “ haki yao ” then the students will continue doing the same. So, I urge even political leaders to behave maturely."
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