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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": "education. That means that if there is any child who is not allowed access to education at that ECDE level, they cannot access class one education. It is important for that harmonisation to be done by the Government. Clause 5 expands the right to free early education and articulates the issues under Article 53 of the Constitution. That is why we actually would like ECDE to be free for all. When you go to Clause 7, it is the duty of parents and guardians to ensure that all children attend school. We give the parent this duty to ensure that all children attend school. We should not limit the children of the poor parents from having access to these institutions. We have a duty. I said this Bill had called the heads of these institutions principals. As we move to the Committee of the whole House, we will amend that because all ECDE heads of institution are head teachers. Clause 8 gives the head teachers the duty to investigate when a child fails to attend classes in an education centre. There is also a provision in this Bill where children with special needs--- It actually gives an obligation to education centres to make sure that these children are not discriminated against but have access to not only the ECDE centre but safe and child-friendly education. So, this Bill also looks at the structures of the schools or institutions that want to become ECDE centres. What kind of facilities and curriculum is there? Clause 9 provides that, especially for the children with special needs. Clause 10 provides for establishment of public ECDE centres by county governments. This is an obligation that makes sure that none of the county governments will be left out in having public ECDE centres. I say public because a lot of our ECDE centres are private institutions. Clause 11 sets out the procedure for registration of ECDE centres, the criteria for registration and circumstances under which the registration of such a centre may be revoked. At this point, it is good to mention that all registered centres before this Bill comes to effect--- When the Bill comes to effect, there is a transition clause on how they will make sure that they conform to this Bill. Clause 13 provides the requirements for registration, which is very clear. Clause 14 makes it mandatory for those who offer basic education under the Basic Education Act to apply to the County Education Board for registration for purposes of offering early childhood education."
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