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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice. I begin by congratulating the Senator for Bungoma County for coming up with this Statement. A long time ago, even when I was in school, I knew that exams were very good. During exam time, that is when it was possible for both teachers and leaners to see whether they have been able to interact. Assessment is not supposed to criminalize a student; it is supposed to make them and the teacher know whether the student has understood or interacted with the teaching or learning situations, so that if there is any weakness, a student can improve. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I was growing up, I remember a student by the name of Shikanda, who was my neighbor. He deliberately decided to repeat from Form Four back to Form Three because he was determined to succeed. He used to say that he must ensure that he gets to the university. During that time, we would go to the libraries to study. It is not right to say that students are always cheating in exams. Mr. Speaker, Sir, teachers have been teaching students all the way from primary to secondary schools. To just decide that these young minds are going to cheat in exams, it is not the right thing. It is a wrong move for the Government to spend a lot of money on helicopters and paying gunmen to go to supervise exams. It is not right at all. This is supposed to be a good exercise, because students are going to the battle field, and some of them know very well that they are going to get good grades. It is, therefore, an unfortunate situation for us to just imagine that when students are going to exams, they are going to cheat. That is not always the case. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we are threatening these young minds with guns, how about the universities? Are we going to have gunmen in all universities, trying to watch out if the university students are going to cheat or not? If the guns are going to be used in primary schools and secondary schools, it should follow all the way to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions and universities, because it does not make any economic sense. The money being used to pay these armed police officers and helicopters during exams should be diverted to better use by the Government. The CS himself going to supervise exams and to confirm that students are not cheating is not proper. The CS and the Ministry of Education should stop acting. Invigilators should be paid to go into the classrooms to invigilate exams so that students know very well that even when they are going to the exams, we all have confidence in them. 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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