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    "id": 951402,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/951402/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
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    "content": "When I visit those ECDCs, I notice that their infrastructure is poor. The floors are dusty and children learn in an environment that is not conducive. Access to clean water and sanitation is also a problem. Therefore, this particular Bill has tried to be as comprehensive as possible. It looks into the registration requirements and standardisation of ECDs curriculum countrywide. It talks of ECDCs having Boards of Management (BOM). Poor payment of ECDE teachers is also a challenge and most parents have to chip in. As other Members have mentioned, fees payment is something that needs to be clarified well. County governments need to up their game in terms of managing those structures. We know that those ECDCs provide pupils all the way to primary schools and those in charge of primary schools need to work closely with them. I know most ECDCs are attached to primary schools and so their management need to work closely with sub-county education officials. We are moving to the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) which is more skills-oriented. Therefore, this Bill is very comprehensive and, hopefully, it will go a long way in bringing good education standards in ECD institutions. This will enable children to join primary schools in future."
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