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    "id": 1092407,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092407/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Peters Owino",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just met head teachers of schools in my constituency. They are 52 in number. I have 204 schools in my constituency; 152 primary schools and 52 high schools. It is not just a transition from primary to high school, it is also a transition of kids from the village to primary schools. So we have classrooms which are doubling, but with no teachers. The teacher to pupil ratio is now going from about 1:50 to about 1:70. That is how bad it is. That is also working out the teachers. So, as the Hon. Member has said, teaching is compromised. The idea is noble but the implementation and the expected outcome is not going to reflect what we anticipated. We are asking ourselves: how can funds follow policies? The Ministry is quiet about this issue. They are not even coming to the Budget and Appropriations Committee with a budget that can help us to implement this thing. As for me, we have a WhatsApp platform where I get all the cries of teachers. It is overwhelming and something has to be done, honestly."
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