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"speaker_name": "Busia CWR, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Florence Mutua",
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"content": "supposed to be completed in six months. We have no idea why the project was suddenly stopped. As Hon. Osotsi has said, he will bring a Question to the Floor for the CS to appear and tell us why it was stopped, so that we can unlock it. We are hoping that it will proceed. I can confirm that that project was to benefit 3,193 schools in 30 counties. I quickly want to read those counties. They were Bungoma, Murang'a, Busia, Kakamega, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii, West Pokot, Turkana, Elgeyo Marakwet, Bomet, Nandi, Samburu, Baringo, Tharaka Nithi, Laikipia, Machakos, Kajiado, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Makueni, Kitui, Tana River, Taita, Kwale and Kilifi. As a Committee we request the Executive to allow it to proceed, so that we kick- start the infrastructure projects in those various counties, even as we negotiate for the other counties to be supported. This was to cover 30 counties. During the annual budget process, we requested the National Treasury, through the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to give us more teachers but they declined. I highly believe that they do not know the pressure that we have, especially with regard to infrastructure and having more teachers in those schools. They declined and we will still pursue it during the Supplementary Budget to ensure that we get the additional 5,000 teachers that were supposed to have been hired. There are a lot of questions and statements in the education sector and I can assure Members that we will have them answered on the Floor of the House. We have other roadside policies like the issue of the buses not being used by the public which Members have raised here. We will also ensure we have concrete answers. Also, there is the issue of non-continuation of registration of schools. I managed to deal with Members who had those issues and I have taken their letters to the Ministry to ensure these schools are not locked out."
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