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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S. W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "I stand guided. The Committee proposes that the CS will be mandated to rank institutions of basic education based on the data received from both KNEC with respect to examination results, and from County Directors of Education who will speak to co-curricular activities. They will then submit data via the Director-General. Further, the Committee proposes to delegate legislation powers to the CS for the enactment of regulations and rules for purposes of effective ranking. In that regard, the rules may be stipulated to form the forms and methods of categorisation of institutions of basic education for purposes of ranking. This is in order to offer a level playing field for institutions and ensure that similar categorised institutions are ranked together. Similarly, the criterion for ranking will also be stipulated in regulations in order to offer clarity and transparency to the public. Further, the CS is empowered to make rules on the modality of announcement and publication, including the announcement date. For purposes of carrying out ranking better, the CS is empowered to make general rules and regulations for matters related to ranking. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for purposes of consistency of the laws and removal of ambiguity in this section, the terms “County Director of Education” and “Director-General” have adopted the meaning under the Basic Education Act. When the Committee was discussing these amendments, there was a heated debate on how to rank schools fairly because some schools are disadvantaged. Schools are not on the same level. That is why the Committee said it will encourage ranking of schools with similar capacity. We know that national schools are provided with similar equipment. They are well facilitated by the Government. If you go to some day schools, their facilities are wanting. That is why we propose that ranking should be done on the schools of similar categories rather than generalisation. 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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