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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Beth Syengo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Petition on the payment of dues for the retired teachers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a former teacher. It is demoralizing to see how teachers are treated yet they contribute to community development. They are the ones who are living in the community every day and time. When the retired teachers do not receive their dues, it makes them unproductive and unempowered. Teachers who retired between 1997 and 2007 are now aged. My colleagues have already indicated that people retire, of course, when they are aged. The Government has been giving social support to the elderly, why not also pay dues to teachers who have retired and they have aged? Allow me to recognize female teachers on this special day of International Women’s Day. There are teachers who are women and supporting families. I wonder why the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) delocalized female teachers. The female teachers who were delocalized are meant to teach in different parts of this country, which are very far from their communities, yet they are the ones who are supposed to support the families. This is contributing to marriage break ups because these women are working very far, leaving their husbands behind. This is not right and it is causing family break ups. I request the TSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Madam Nancy, to think about delocalization. As one of us said, I am also holding a list of delocalized teachers from Kitui County who have been taken to Meru, Embu and Kirinyaga which is very far from their families. They are crying daily on how they are supposed to contribute to support their children. This is because some are young teachers who are still in child bearing age and they cannot support and bring up their children together with their husbands. Finally, today is our day. The ‘bull fighter’, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, indicated that this life requires both genders. Men should support women. I urge fellow female Senators to organize a way of recognizing men who support women. We will give them a certificate of recognition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you."
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