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    "id": 951344,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13374,
        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
        "slug": "richard-ken-chonga-kiti"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by stating that I support the Bill on early childhood education that has been ably moved by the Chair of Departmental Committee on Education and Research, Hon. Melly. I have listened to the Bill being moved and I have realised that it is extremely important to put a framework for administration on matters of early childhood education in our counties. As we interact with education issues in our counties, I have seen children in dire state in schools which are not very well organised. It is at early childhood education that a child gets a base and the first interaction with others in the world beyond their parents. We need to give this a thought. The Committee has given it thought and introduced the Bill to ensure that our children in various counties get quality education. As much as we know that early childhood education has been devolved, it is important to consider children in all our counties as children of the Republic of Kenya. We need to be concerned about the quality of education that they get, the quality of teachers and the quality of structures they learn in. It is important for the national Government to get concerned about policy. I have heard from the Chair and also read from the Bill that this Bill will ensure that the standards of education in schools in all the counties are maintained, including schools that may be registered as mobile early childhood centres. The policy and the standards will be the same. I believe this is extremely important. I will go to the issue of structures. As much as county governments have a responsibility to construct early childhood education centres, it is important for the national Government to get concerned, so that children, especially in rural areas, access quality ECD education. Recently, we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}