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    "id": 862196,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 373,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
        "slug": "mohammed-mahamud"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill also provides for the management of Early Childhood Education Centres. It provides for the establishment of boards to manage Early Childhood Centres, in collaboration with the county education boards. It also provides that should anybody who establishes an early childhood programme want to implement foreign curriculum, they must follow a certain process in order to comply. The education board shall maintain a register of all accredited education centres. The standard and the quality of education that is imparted to the children in those centres is also a requirement, so that quality is ensured. There is a standardized curriculum that is followed by all early childhood learners and once they come out of the centres, they are prepared accordingly. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill tries to outline the safety requirements in those centres, since they deal with children. There must be proper safety requirements. Children being what they are, must be given the right environment to play and act as children. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill and the mandate of counties, under the Fourth Schedule is limited to early childhood programmes. So, there is no reason they should not undertake this programme, in terms of making sure that the infrastructure, the staffing and whatever else that is indicated in the Bill, is undertaken. This is a Bill that must be supported and the sooner we pass it the better. With those many remarks, I beg to support."
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