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    "content": "not connected to the Governor’s building because of a few complications here and there. If we have ICT champions, then through sensitization and stakeholder’s meetings, such issues can be sorted out. I want to stress sensitization because right now we know that polytechnics and ECDs have been devolved. As my Chairperson has stated, there are schools that we visited and we found out that in certain areas of our country Class One classrooms are much better than the ECD classes. We were surprised because the children whose foundation was being laid should have a much more comfortable class than those who are in Class One. We encouraged them that the pupils in the ECD classes should have better classrooms so that they embrace studies and appreciate going to school. We even started something called “the best classroom project.” These are some of the things that we discussed in these meetings. The child should wake up in the morning knowing that they are going to a happy place, where the walls are painted and there are numbers and letters on the walls. We encouraged the CECs to sensitize the people and ensure that the budgets for education are passed so that they can be able to build classrooms that suit these children because some of them complained that these classrooms cannot be built due to the budget constraints. Madam Temporary Speaker, some of them also complained about the staffing levels and remuneration of the ECD teachers. The children are eager to learn, but if you look at their classroom environment it is not good for them. So, we encourage the CECs to ensure that the best classroom projects are done at the ECD level. We also sensitized the CECs that the polytechnics are important since they drive our economy. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to thank the Senate for supporting the Committee on Education when it was still merged. It gave us an opportunity to visit counties to see the situations and bring a report, so that we are able to encourage the counties to help us build the country. I beg to second."
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