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    "id": 1120240,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120240/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "For a teacher to complete all the 6 modules, they will have to spend more than Kshs180,000 on tuition fees. This is not the only cost involved because teachers will have to travel and get accommodation plus other incidentals during the time of residential training. This training is scheduled to take place in four institutions in Kenya, namely, Mt. Kenya University, Kenyatta University, Riara University and Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI). I wish to point out that there are many learning institutions in Kenya with capability and ability to deliver such a training, yet only these four have been identified countrywide. This now leads to several questions that need to be answered. First and foremost, are these the only institutions that qualify to take the teachers through the TPD modules? How were they identified? How was the procurement of the services done? Can the institutions accommodate all the over 300,000 teachers at once? Is it possible to involve institutions near the teachers, given that many more universities now exist in the counties? Madam Deputy Speaker, teachers have advanced the following reasons for their objection against TPD training- (a)Teachers are required to cater for the total cost of training. Normal practice is that it is the sole responsibility of the employer to identify capacity gaps within any public service, including teaching, and finding ways of addressing the gaps. It is also the sole responsibility of the employer to budget and cater for the total cost of retraining, or any other form of capacity building, including any incidental costs."
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