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    "id": 1111376,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1111376/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "What we heard from that group of Senators who went to Germany is that more emphasis is given to early childhood education more than even university education because the foundation for any child is laid at the onset when they start attending ECDE classes. You do not need to invest on a child at university level. You need to invest on a child when they go to school in their formative years. What has been raised is an important matter. It is really sad that county governments have continued to mistreat teachers who take care of our young children who are vulnerable. When you entrust four, five or six year olds to teachers who are working in a frustrated environment, you are also risking the lives of those young children. I want to tell the Senator for Kericho that it seems this is a problem affecting that region because the problem they are facing in Kericho are the same problems we are facing in Nyamira. I must applaud the governors of Mandera and Kajiado because they are at least paying their ECDE teachers about Kshs25,000 or Kshs30,000. In Nyamira, the highest ECDE teacher earns Kshs14,950. That is house allowance for junior civil servants. We are not being fair to these cadre of employees because they are facing terrible unfair labour practices. The idea of employing them on contract--- I hope when this matters goes to the committee chaired by Sen. Sakaja, they will approach it holistically. Look at the problems in other counties. I am inviting you to my County of Nyamira. I have teachers who were employed in phase one numbering 406 who have had their salaries stopped. As we speak, they are not in office or earning but just idle. I hope this idea of recommending a scheme of service should apply to all counties. I request that we ride on this Statement from these Kenyans from Kericho so that this Committee can escalate the inquiry to other counties. I am inviting the Committee to have a very keen interest in the county of Nyamira."
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