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    "id": 1219413,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1219413/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "suffered a great deal. The matter has been to and out of court. I have been to the Government which made an allocation which was never honoured. If these retired teachers got their money, they would have spurred the economy, they would have made investments in agriculture, hardware, shops and would have even paid more taxes to the country. Unfortunately, without investing Kshs3.3 billion through such brilliant people who have been teaching business and good ideas, that money was never given an opportunity. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said they have now aged and suffered diseases. Some have died out of frustrations, high blood pressure and related diseases. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would do a great deal even through this Petition. It can come up with a very pressurizing decision. I believe even the Government should now take some action even before we complete this Petition and have a plan. Even with the current budget, this matter must be included so that these teachers can be honoured. As we honour women today, many of these people who have not been paid are women who have served this nation a great deal. A teacher, be it a primary school or a nursery school teacher, is a person who begins to build a nation by teaching children on first good manners. I am a creation of teachers and I believe many of us here are. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I plead with the Committee and Government to honour this particular deal and judgement so that retired teachers of this country can get their dues."
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