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    "id": 1163516,
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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": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to support the petitioners from Nyamira County. It is very sad to have these matters. You are left wondering what happened to the rule of law. How can you terminate contracts haphazardly? This is a violation of labor laws. The governor and the county executive must be told so. Madam Deputy Speaker, Nyamira County is not unique. We have similar problems in Nandi County. For example, an ECDE teacher is paid Kshs10,000. What can you do with this money with no other benefits? ECDE teachers are the foundation of our children. This is the basis of the society. It is unfortunate that Nandi County pays them Kshs10,000 without any form of allowance. The other day the governor called all the ECDE teachers to a hotel, told them he would review their terms in June if they voted for him in the April nominations. It is very unfortunate to use the stick and carrot approach. Nyamira County is, in fact, better. Nandi is worse. How can you tell people that you will review their terms if they vote for you in the nominations? It is very unfortunate because it is a clear violation of labor laws. The Governor should be told in no uncertain terms that anything he gives to our people is not a favor or handouts. What Hon. Sang, the Governor of Nandi County, is doing is giving handouts. He just called them, sang to them campaign songs and gave them some food. I am told your county too, Madam Speaker, is also walking through the hard times. It is very unfortunate and these governors must be told out. These are some of the governors giving devolution a bad name. Hon. Sang, the Governor of Nandi County, is one of them. People are now saying they better be hired by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). ECDE teachers are even asking why they are not hired by TSC. How can you give someone Kshs10,000? What can they do with it? The Governor of Nyamira County must be summoned to appear before the Senate to explain this matter. We passed the ECDE law which was supposed to protect our ECDE teachers."
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