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    "id": 794226,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to issue the following Statement, on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe had sought a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2) on denial of access to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) offices in Nairobi, and more specifically on the manner in which Hon. Bernard Shinali, Member for Ikolomani and Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, Member for Navakholo, were handled at the KNEC offices along Dennis Pritt Road in Nairobi. The Members were denied access to those offices on Wednesday, 28th March 2018. The Members had gone to seek for a meeting with the CEO and the Chairperson of KNEC to deliberate and resolve the issue of cancellation of the 2017 examination results for Chebuyusi Boys’ High School, where 190 students were affected. I wish to report that the Principal Secretary in the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education in the Ministry of Education, accompanied by the acting CEO of the KNEC, appeared before the Committee on Thursday, 19th April, 2018 and responded to the statement sought by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe. I, as the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, had undertaken to apprise the House on the matter on or before 24th April 2018. I was ready. During the meeting, the Committee made the following observations: (i) The KNEC premises along Dennis Pritt Road are a protected zone with restricted access with only a limited number of persons being allowed access at any given time; and, (ii) While security at the premises is important, it should not be a cause for strained public relations with stakeholders or members of the public. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}