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    "id": 813536,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Statement and to thank Sen. (Dr.) Milgo for bringing it to the House. She has reminded us that once we are in this House, we should not forget our professions. We should take advantage of this House to correct the issues and wrongs that we faced when we were running our professions out there. First, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am wondering why we allow schools to operate without proper registration, yet we have set out conditions or qualifications for registration. Initially, we used to have school inspectors, who are now called quality assurance officers. They would go around inspecting schools for various things, including curriculum coverage and facilities. Why have they not noticed that some of these schools are operating without registration? Subsequently, they should speed up the registration of these schools. This is because if schools are not fully registered, they cannot benefit from the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF)kitty. Sadly, these are the schools where a majority of Kenyan children go to. These schools cannot also benefit from the funds coming from various donors to the schools of this country. Why is it difficult to register these public schools so that they can enjoy resources from donors and other sources that are dependent on their full registration? Mr. Speaker, Sir, when a school is not registered, the TSC does not recognize it. Therefore, it means that the only teachers who shall be available there are the ones employed by Boards of Management (BoM), and supervising those teachers is not guaranteed. Therefore, the quality of education that our children get there is compromised and is not guaranteed. We then expect these children to sit for national exams with children from other schools that receive well trained and experienced TSC teachers. I am not saying that BoM teachers are inexperienced or inadequate; no. They are qualified and trained, but regulating and supervising them is not guaranteed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when a school is not registered, they cannot get title deeds. That is how private investors and land grabbers encroach on land belonging to these schools. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Education is usually in a hurry to deregister schools that do not have basic facilities like toilets and other infrastructure. Why can they not use the same speed they use to deregister schools to ensure that the unregistered ones are registered? If there are any gaps in the law, the Ministry of Education needs to inform 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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