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"speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond to Mr. Wamalwaâs point of order on the problem of acquisition of birth certificates by both parents and students in view of the fast approaching 30th June, 2010 deadline, which is today. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that the deadline was extended from 31st of March to 30th June, 2010 for a period of three months to enable parents and students to acquire birth certificates. The information from the Kenya National Examinations Council indicates that more than 70 percent of the students have been registered with the Kenya National Examinations Council with the birth certificates already in hand. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is also aware that the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons has enhanced the provision of birth certificates within the designated registration centres. The report we have received from this Ministry indicates that it is the parents who are not going to collect these documents from the centres. However, considering the logistics, and in response to the issues raised by the hon. Members, the deadline for registration for the Kenya national examinations has been extended further from 30th March to 30th October, so that candidates will provide the necessary information to be incorporated into the certificates used by the KNEC. To that effect, as supplementary information, I have instructed my officers today to issue a circular to all the District Education Officers and Municipal Education Officers to be able to get in touch with the Registrar of Persons in their respective areas and identify the number of certificates which have not been collected, and which have been processed by the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and are still lying in registration offices. Such certificates should be given to the various headmasters of schools who should use them to be able to process registration of candidates. We have also given a circular to secondary school principals who have been informed not to send away any student from school for lack of birth certificates. The KNEC has also been asked to take the necessary action on the period of the extension. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and those parents who have dutifully performed their responsibility, because examination registration is critical and helps us in the examination administration for fair, proper and correct certification of students. Therefore, they still have another three months to go. If they do not collect their certificates, then they will have nobody to blame. Thank you."
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