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    "id": 813527,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement read by Sen. (Dr.) Milgo concerning the registration of schools in Bomet County. I agree with my colleague, Sen. Wambua, that we should not use registration of schools as a political tool. In my county, I have a number of schools that are not registered, which compromises the quality of education in this country. We should not deprive our children of quality education as much as they can access free education in this country. How can our children in slums, rural homes and our counties access quality education if our schools are not registered? I call upon the Ministry of Education to be proactive on the ground and initiate process of registering schools. It is a pity that some parents have taken up the issue of initiation registration of schools. For example, parents of Songoria Secondary in Emgwen Sub County, Nandi County have initiated the process of registering it. We are asking them to do the preregistration process, liaise with the County Director of Education and other Ministry officials in Nairobi and register schools irrespective of the fact that they do not have the ability and the capacity to do so. This problem is not only in Bomet County, but across many counties; we are facing challenges of schools not being registered. Secondly, the Ministry of education has guidelines. Therefore, they must tell us what is required to register a school. It is sad to see a plot measuring half an acre or an acre of land with some semi structures, iron sheets or the famous mud walled and we call them schools. Some of which, are yet to be registered. As we push the Ministry to be proactive in terms of registration of schools, they must also develop proper guidelines to avoid registering schools that do not meet the set The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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