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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in our report, we have similar recommendations. As the Chairperson has noted, there was a working document that was done by the CoG together with the SRC and the TSC for the schemes of service for ECDE teachers which has not been formalized. The CoG was given three weeks to submit that document to the Senate for presentation, so that it could be considered and ratified. Once we consider and ratify that working document, then it will be binding to the counties. Thereafter, instead of just asking different counties to budget, because other counties would love to, but because of their fiscal position, they may not be able to add or double the salaries so as to reach that agreed amount. If the agreed amount is Kshs20,000, and maybe in Marsibit County they are being paid Kshs25,000, but in Nairobi they are being paid Kshs10,000, we should bring Nairobi to Kshs25,000 or Kshs20,000 or whatever that will be agreed upon. There was need for the Senate thereafter, in the allocation and division of revenue, to earmark certain funds, so that we can harmonize payment of all the ECDE teachers in the country. My concern is that before the recommendations of the Committee report are dispatched, the secretariat should harmonize them. The CoG will not act and will take it as an excuse and say that there are two conflicting demands for them from the Senate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know we have a joint secretariat. In the two reports, she has asked the CoG to do something in 60 days, whereas we asked for something to be done in three weeks. Therefore, they should do that first, then based on that, there should be a uniform direction from the Senate to the CoG. That is the direction that you need to give because it is a burning issue. You know how it is in Laikipia. I have many ECDE schools in Nairobi. The state is terrible because of these teachers. I know that is the case in each and every country. If we do that, then the Senate will not have acted in vain or dealt with it in piecemeal or county by county. I thank the governors of Kericho and Bomet counties. When we went there, they actually listened to us and immediately issued directions. They brought them up to a certain level of salary. They were doing supplementary budgets. However, you cannot do that based on the subjectivity on which the governor agrees on and one he does not. That is why the Senate must ratify that working document on the schemes of service. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. (Dr.) Milgo. Incidentally, she was with me when we did that because she is also a Member of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. The Senate is richer for having her in both the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I thank you."
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