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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Maalim Mahamud",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Dullo because that is a serious matter. When the Committee will be looking at it, they should take into account that 3,265 students who were admitted to teacher training colleges as a result of decision of the Ministry of Education through affirmative action were sent home. The reason given was that the students got a mean grade of D+ and therefore they do not qualify. In the same classes, there are students who got C plus, Bs and As. The curriculum is the same and we have not heard of students who fail. The reason why there was affirmative action was because of lack of teachers due to marginalisation. We are at a loss when an institution of the Government like the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) annuls or tries to compete with the Ministry of Education. Students were sent home through a letter from the Principal Secretary (PS), Ministry of Education. That is unacceptable. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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