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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to strongly support this statement by Sen. (Dr.) Milgo. It is so timely. We can go a long way if we make strong recommendations on how to tackle this issue of non-registration or registration of schools. I dare say that it is a fact that if a school is not registered, then it is not a school. I say this because for a school to qualify to be a school and be registered, then there are certain conditions and qualifications that such a school should meet. It means that it is either that you have not met the qualifications or the conditions set for you to operate as a school or there is somebody sleeping on the job in the registration department of the Ministry of Education. We need to know who to blame. Are we saying that schools – not just in Bomet County but the whole country – are not registered because they have not met the qualifications? Or are we saying that these schools have met the qualifications, but it is the necessary registration department that is delaying? This is one thing that we need to go for so that then, if these schools are not registered because they have not met certain conditions, they should be closed, and we have properly registered schools. They could also be given a grace period when they should meet the qualifications and be registered. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if the blame lies with the Ministry or directorate that does this registration and these delays are being occasioned by these officials, then that is where the blame should lie. We should point it out. We have had of cases of children 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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