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    "id": 1349097,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (1) (b) to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Education for the period between 1st July 2023 to 31st October 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Committee on Education is well established under Standing Order No.228(3) of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters relating to education and training. During the period under review, the Committee held 34 sittings, during which it considered 18 Statements, one legislative proposal and three Petitions. During the same period, the Committee also held one consultative workshop with its stakeholders and conducted oversight visits to acquaint itself with the implementation of education legal and policy framework in Turkana County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under review three petitions were committed to the Committee for consideration- (a) Petition regarding salary arrears for P1 teachers with A Level academic qualifications from 1996-2010. The prayer of the petitioners in this Petition is that the National Treasury factors in the salary arrears for P1 A level teachers with A level qualifications owed to them in the years 1996 to 2010. During the consideration of this Petition, the Committee held a meeting with the petitioners to seek clarification on the issues raised in the petition and thereafter identified key stakeholders in the matter. During the period under review, the Committee held several meetings with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to deliberate on the issues raised in the Petition to provide supplementary information. The Committee is scheduled to hold a final meeting with the TSC on Thursday, 30th November, 2023 to finalize on this matter and thereafter a report and a response to the petitioners will be prepared and tabled in this House. (b) Petition concerning the discrimination by TSC on payment of hardship allowances and enhanced house allowance to some teachers in Kilifi County. In this Petition, the petitioners are praying for the inclusion of some parts of Kilifi County as hardship areas and the inclusion of Mtwapa and Mariakani towns as major municipalities to allow teachers working there to draw an enhanced house allowance of Category Two under major municipalities. Following the committal of this Petition, the Committee resolved to invite the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the TSC and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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