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    "id": 1124644,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "I brought a Statement to this House on the same matter on suppliers who serve secondary schools and the Ministry of Education not being paid. That was raised during COVID-19 period. We needed the Ministry of Education to let us know whether the issue of pending bills to the suppliers of Ministry of Education has been undertaken and concluded. Further, there was the issue of increase of school fees by institutions of higher learning such as universities, colleges and polytechnics as well as that of status of funding by the Higher Education Loan Board (HELB). I would like the Chairperson of the Committee on Education to note some of the issues that are coming up. Finally, is on the issue of ECDE teachers. My county has employed ECDE teachers who are allegedly earning Kshs10,000 per month on permanent and pensionable terms. I call on the Chairperson of the Committee on Education to re-look at the ECDE Act. There is no uniformity in the payment of the ECDE teacher in the counties. For instance, Kisumu could be paying their ECDE teachers Kshs15,000. Nairobi County, represented by Sen. Sakaja, could be paying its ECDE teachers Kshs20,000 while a county like Nandi is paying its teachers Kshs10,000. What can Kshs10,000 do for an ECDE teacher? We need to relook at that matter. The ECDE teachers even in your county, Uasin Gishu County, are being thrown right, left and centre. Other counties are paying their ECDE teachers as low as Kshs5000. We need a scheme of service to address the issues affecting the ECDE teachers. The Chairperson of the Committee on Education must come out strongly and address such issues. I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker."
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