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    "id": 1120242,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120242/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13223,
        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "(b)It is a requirement that all Government programmes and projects need to be taken through the public participation process as enshrined in Article 232(1)(d) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The TSC, as a duty bearer, ought to have provided a forum to afford teachers the opportunity to participate in such a decision that affects their lives in a massive way. Teachers were not consulted and they have, therefore, unanimously rejected TPD. (c)The research, which was done to identify the gaps in teachers training was against the general scientific norms of research methods because there is no way all teachers in the country, including those in Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs), could have been found unfit to offer teaching services. There is need for TSC to share this research, if it was done, so that the public can appraise itself with the methodology, findings and recommendations. Sharing of research outcome is a basic tenet in research ethics, which will also enhance buy-in from the main stakeholders; the teachers. (d) A refresher course will compel an employee to be a student in his or her entire working lifetime, 30 years, and is not only outdated but also unpalatable. It is absurd that six modules will be studied in 30 years of a teacher’s teaching career when the same teachers took 16 years or less to learn from pre-primary to college or university. Would it not be more feasible to condense the training in say five years and then fresh research be carried out to identify any further capacity gaps?"
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