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    "id": 1109344,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to join my colleagues in congratulating Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for bringing this Statement. It is a bit belated but nevertheless, I am sure she appreciates the role of being a teacher. Most of us have passed through the hands of teachers for many years. Unlike my colleagues, I am not a child of a teacher but a child of a pastoralists which I am proud of. I am a daughter of a pastoralist. So, I congratulate teachers on this occasion. I know they are serious members of our society. However, they go through a lot of hardship. I have one of my teachers seated behind. I passed through his hands and he was serious, committed and diligent in his work. Fortunately, we ended up being colleagues in this House. I really appreciate the road that he took me through to achieve that particular course. If it were not for him, I would not have achieved what I was supposed to those years back. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to talk about Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE). It is an area which has a lot of challenges in our country. It is a devolved function but counties are not taking care of it properly. In my county, you will find children are still sitting on stones. They do not have desks. Sometimes, they sit under a tree without a roof over their heads. This is a serious matter. A lot of money is allocated for ECDE. I wish county assemblies could take this matter seriously. This is because that is the foundation of education and we should treat children at that age carefully. This is because if they are not taken care of at that particular age, they will be demoralized in education. Therefore, where I come from, we need to have serious discussion on that area. The issue of delocalization is challenging in our counties especially looking at the kind of salaries that teachers earn yet they are posted in areas that are outside their homes living families behind. So, their barely meet their costs or take care of themselves. This is a matter that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) needs to consider if we are serious about the education of our children. Therefore, I support this Statement and congratulate, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, and teachers in the country."
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