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    "id": 1109312,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Every year, this day reminds us of the critical role played by teachers in achieving inclusive and quality education for all. Teachers help lay the foundation of our society. They are coaches, caretakers, mentors and offer great inspiration to our communities. We acknowledge our teachers, the unsung heroes, who continuously dedicate themselves to their work to make the best out of tough situations. There are no doubts that their role is critical in terms of support to vulnerable populations and mitigation of inequality gaps. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, it is important to note that even as the world continues to celebrate the World Teachers Day, the role played by teachers in imparting knowledge cannot be gainsaid, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic times. It is for this reason that commemoration of this year’s day focused on the support teachers need to contribute to the recovery process under the theme “Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery” Teachers have displayed great innovativeness in the continued recovery of the education sector from the adverse effects of the pandemic by adopting creative ways using Information Communication and Technology (ICT) such as online classes to ensure continuity of learning. Knowledge and education are the pillars for all things that can be accomplished in life. The resilience shown by our teachers during this pandemic period is commendable and is a learning lesson to our pupils on what it takes to succeed. Their power for creating change in the society has been seen in the way they continue to provide education to today’s youth, thereby giving them a future as well giving them purpose in life and setting them up for success as citizens of our world and inspiring in them a drive to do well and succeed in life. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we mark the teacher’s day this year, I call upon the national Government to invest more in the teaching profession, by allocating more funds towards teacher training, capacity building and promotion of teachers. It is notable that many teachers have furthered their education using their own resources. Therefore, reimbursement of training costs, recognition by way of promotion and enhanced pay would make these teachers feel appreciated. There are disparities in the payment made to Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers. On average, it ranges from Kshs8,000 to Kshs24,000 a month. This amount is too low and may not be enough to enable teachers meet their daily needs. I call upon the county governments to have a standard way of paying ECD teachers. All county governments need to have a uniform scheme of service for paying teachers just like the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has for other teachers. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the national Government needs to strengthen the teaching profession in colleges and higher levels of learning. Further, most colleges and universities are in dire need of personnel and the Government needs to step in to address this matter. Building this capacity, giving our teachers incentives and appreciating their role is a prerequisite of having good leaders in our society. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, a healthy tripartite relationship of teacher, child and parent crowned with positive financial involvement of the county and National Government, can translate into good learning outcomes. I wish all our teachers a belated happy Teachers’ Day."
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