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    "id": 731980,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/731980/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angatia",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2153,
        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
        "slug": "ayub-savula-angatia"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Bill. First, I would like to say that a person sitting for the national examinations has a right to a fair hearing when the exam is cancelled or disputed. Without an Appeals Tribunal, a student will find himself in an awkward position because he is not in a position where he or she can be given a fair hearing. He or she is condemned without being heard. This amounts to behaviours that are unconstitutional. The Appeals Tribunal will give them a fair hearing and considering that the age of students who sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is below 18, they cannot access the mainstream judicial system in hearing of their matters. Furthermore, when we have cases of leakages or exam cheating, it involves several individuals. It involves the security personnel, the Ministry officers, examination officers, KNEC officials but, at the end, the only one who is subjected to condemnation is the pupil or the student where the examination has been cancelled. So, the Appeals Tribunal will give the first line of fair hearing as provided for in the Constitution."
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