{"id":1269944,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1269944/?format=json","text_counter":32,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":"THAT, on 13th July 2021, the Teachers Service Commission signed a collective bargaining agreement with the Kenya National Union of Teachers, the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers and Kenya Union of Special Needs Education Teachers, where the Commission promised to promote teachers serving in arid and semi- arid lands and hard-to-staff areas by issuing hardship allowances until they reach grades that are commensurate to the respective positions;"}