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    "id": 1240988,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1240988/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to comment on this important Petition. The Constitution is clear that any Kenyan, who thinks that there is an unresolved matter, can bring it to Parliament, which includes Senate. These teachers have walked a long journey. They have been trying to make these claims over a long time. They have gone to different Government departments and not found the necessary assistance they were looking for. I believe the Committee dealing with education, and the Senate as a whole, has the power given to it by the Constitution to resolve this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there have been many issues to do with teachers, yet teachers are very important; from the nursery school teacher, the primary school teacher to the secondary school teacher. At that time, there was rationalization of the P1 and S1 grades. We have many teachers who became graduates. They pursued degrees privately and have now qualified. Unfortunately, the salary is not commensurate to what the teacher is qualified for. A scheme of service for all these teachers can be polished and reconsidered through public participation and by consulting the relevant bodies dealing with teachers, like the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), other stakeholders in the education sector and experts in the area of remuneration. People dealing with expertise, the Petitioners together with other interested Kenyans, will have an opportunity to approach the Committee when this Petition will be"
}