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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The little information I got--- Of course the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and his team at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology led by the Principal Secretary (PS), the county education directors, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), the many principals and teachers who participated in the administration of exams, the security agencies – all of them – we must appreciate and recognise them. The little bit I heard about the results today confirms that corruption pervaded examinations in our country compared to last year, only 5,000 pupils got 400 marks and above. That is a 30 per cent drop. 500 pupils got between 200 and 300 marks. We want Matiang’i to move with the same speed in the universities. People who have never gone to primary school are getting degrees. I am happy this afternoon, Members did not realise that Hon. Chepkong’a’s amendment on the degree requirement went through the Third Reading. Today, if Barclays Bank of Kenya or any financial institution wants to give you a job, they do not look at the degree you hold. They look at the scores you got in Form Four. You will find dancers at the Bomas of Kenya have degrees. Universities must be taken to task. There are people who have degrees and they do not qualify. That is why I respect Kenya School of Law and the Council for Legal Education. Before they admit you at KSL, they look at your Form Four results. There are many people who call themselves professors in the streets but they have no papers. I am sure those who do not have degrees, there will be a transition period. There must be a transition period. In the next Parliament, if you have no degree you should go 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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