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    "id": 951417,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
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    "content": "awareness or implementation of those policy areas. I say this because Member after Member has spoken about it. As we look at the manner in which the legislation will help us address issues of standards, we see that there are glaring challenges. There is lack of properly ventilated classrooms. We do not have suitable spaces for children to play. There is not so much focus on materials. We have also failed to recognise that, at this age, a key factor is nutrition. Many children do not do well in cognitive development because they might not have enough food where they come from. It is also clear that there are significant reductions in Government funding and, therefore, as we come up with these standards, we will meet a wall because we will not have sufficient funding. I support the Bill to the extent that it accomplishes what it sets out to do. We need standards and procedures. We need to ensure that everybody knows what they want to do. I would like to tell the Departmental Committee on Education and Research that the policy that has been in place for more than 13 years actually needs some degree of revision. I am sure it is that framework that was used to come up with the Bill. The policy has a very clear indication that calls for definition of roles of different players. We are aware, from the Bill, that we will have players from the Ministry of Education, county governments and the TSC. The legislation should be very clear and anchored on policy particularly on definition of roles, responsibilities and partnerships. We should ensure that we view parents as key partners in ECD education. Research has shown that where parents are not engaged or involved in the education system of their children, particularly at that early age, teachers are unlikely to bring their cognitive development to the desired level."
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