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    "id": 101950,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/101950/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 87,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
    },
    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) During the 2009/2010, Budget Speech, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance initiated the Economic Stimulus Programme (EST) aimed at jump starting the economy towards long term growth and development, securing the livelihood of Kenyans and addressing the challenges of regional and inter-generational inequity. Accordingly, the Ministry of Education was mandated to hire intern teachers in both primary and secondary schools. This strategy was to relieve parents the burden of paying teachers in this period of economic hardships. Nevertheless, this does not constitute a change of policy in the recruitment of teachers on permanent and pensionable terms of employment. Recruitment of teachers by the TSC would remain for all approved 245,000 positions. (b) The Ministry failed to implement the EST and cannot proceed with the recruitment of teachers within the 2009/2010 Financial Year due to a case which is still pending in courts. The Ministry is still waiting for the judgement. This follows two court applications by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) challenging the exercise."
}