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    "id": 1353168,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present a public Petition on the hardship allowance and affirmative action for teachers in Chonyi Sub- County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of teachers in Chonyi Sub-County, Kilifi County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, despite the provisions of Article 27 of the Constitution against inequality and discrimination, teachers working in Chonyi area have endured hardship hurdles since Independence; THAT, the teachers travel long distances without access to medical services, proper housing, food, and other essential social amenities which are only available in Kilifi Town, the headquarter of Kilifi County which is 30 kilometres away. Further, even the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) offices are located in Vipingo area where a teacher from Chonyi area spends about Ksh1,000 to access their employer's office; THAT, hardship allowance was introduced as an incentive to teachers and other public officers working in remote areas to compensate for lack of basic amenities such as hospitals, improved infrastructure, harsh climatic conditions and communication access; THAT, the aforementioned challenges have caused many teachers working in Chonyi area to seek transfers to other areas with better working conditions leading to insufficient number of teachers in the area; THAT, a countrywide data collection exercise aimed at reviewing hardship areas was led by an inter-agency committee with representation from different ministries, State agencies and commissions. The committee concluded its report on 17th September, 2021 and listed Mbita, Lunga Lunga, Suba, and Chonyi areas to be gazetted as hardship areas to allow for enhanced allowances of public servants including teachers; THAT, despite the proposal, Chonyi has never been gazetted as a hardship area. In a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed between TSC and the teachers' unions, the Commission promised to embark on promotion of teachers serving in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) and revealed 18 new hardship areas in the 2021-2025 CBA; THAT, Kilifi County is an ASAL area, but only had two sub counties of Magarini and Ganze being declared ASAL while other sub counties were left out The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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