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    "id": 698256,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "That was on a light touch, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We want to put emphasis on ECDE because it is very critical and the world has changed. With the changes we are seeing in technology, small children know too much. It is, indeed, important that this Bill be supported. The good thing about this Bill is on the issue of the syllabus. Because ECDE has been devolved, you might realise that the quality in Mandera is different from the quality in Bungoma or Nairobi. Therefore, it becomes difficult to coordinate these pupils when they join primary school. This Bill harmonises the curriculum. According to this Bill, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) should produce books for ECDE. If the KICD will develop books which will be used, then it will add value as far as the quality of ECDE is concerned. This Bill also provides some framework on the minimum threshold for the kind of classrooms that are supposed to be used. Many ECDE classrooms are muddy and with a lot of jiggers. With this Bill, those are going to be issues of the past. It is important that the county governments give priority when it comes to funding of the ECDE centres. I remember last time when we amended the TSC Act, we said that TSC should also be involved in the recruitment of ECDE teachers. There have been many problems with employment as many governors have frustrated people who have gone through that training. When it comes to employment, it has been skewed, is done along tribal lines or in a nepotism manner. The TSC is a professional body that has stood the test of time. This Bill will ensure that we have the right teachers with the minimum qualification so that they can work together and be in charge of the management of ECDE. As we move on, we have had the issue of salaries. In any working environment, there must be a union. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) should be smiling all the way to the bank. When this provision comes into effect, KNUT can also take interest in ECDE 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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