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    "id": 131955,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/131955/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Olweny",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister of Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 122,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Ayiecho Olweny",
        "slug": "patrick-olweny"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. However, I beg the indulgence of the House because the answer is long. So, please, bear with me. (a) No, I am not aware that the relevant provisions pertaining to the hiring of teachers under the TSC Act will be contravened if teachers are recruited by the Ministry or the Board of Governors since:- (i) Intern teachers will be on contract and will be employed under Board of Governors (BOGs) and School Management Committees (SMCs) as I stated in my budget speech on 29th July. (ii) It should be understood that over the years, the same SMCs and BOGs have been hiring teachers on contract basis to supplement the services of TSC teachers employed on permanent terms. (iii) Under the current arrangement, intern teachers will be paid standardized salary package of Kshs10, 500 for primary school teachers and Kshs14, 000 for secondary school teachers per month. This will safeguard the teachers against the very low salary packages currently being paid by the BOGs and SMCs. Hon. Members may wish to note that employment of teachers by SMCs and BOGs already exists but they are paid very low salaries. (b)The Ministry is taking the following steps to ensure harmonized remuneration and other terms of service for the whole country to ascertain that no teacher is discriminated against or unpaid. (i) Hiring of teachers under the internship will be done on the basis of regional equity and gender balance basis. (ii) An equal number of teachers will be recruited per constituency; 50 primary school teachers and ten secondary school teachers. (iii) For primary schools, the District Education Boards (DEBs) will be used to interview teachers for individual schools in order to ensure quality and fairness. (iv) DEBs will conduct the interviews and rank the candidates on terms of merit. (v) In order to exercise a high degree of accountability and transparency, the selection panel in the DEB will consist of the following: Director of City Education (DCE) or the Municipality Education Officer (MEO) or the District Education Officer (DEO) who will chair the panel, the Deputy DEO, District Staffing Officer (DSO) who"
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