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    "id": 1243405,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1243405/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Machogu",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13458,
        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The first question was to do with classrooms and laboratories. Hon. Members, I assure you that we do not have so much of a problem with classrooms because we domiciled junior secondary schools in the existing primary schools. Where we have a problem. We are trying to work on laboratories because the curriculum for junior secondary schools require that we have laboratories in junior secondary schools. On this, we have had a discussion and negotiations with the World Bank, which is at a very advanced level. The funds that we are likely to get in a month, or two, will do almost 40 per cent of the total requirements countrywide as far as laboratories are concerned. We are also having a discussion with our Members of Parliament (MPs) to do the rest from the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). That will be a kind of partnership with the MPs. As we move forward, we are taking stock of the requirements. This is in terms of what we will require in years to come and it includes classrooms in senior secondary schools. This will enable us to plan and do some of these things in advance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know the issue of teachers is not isolated to a single school. You will agree with me that it affects a number of our schools. However, this administration has employed 35,000 teachers since we came into power. This coming financial year, we are also likely to employ an equal number. This will alleviate and mitigate the kind of teacher shortage that we have, not only in that school, but countrywide. Again, ever since this administration came into being, we had a very serious problem concerning registration of schools. You would find a primary school has gone up"
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