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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to know from the Minister--- That is because it is really bad to represent a constituency which does not have one kilometer of tarmac road and then teachers and civil servants who work in such a district are not considered for payments of hardship allowance, despite the fact that they work in hardship areas. The question that I want the Minister to answer is this: If the policy of the Government is to pay any civil servant - including teachers - who work in an area that is already classified as a hardship area, why is it that the Government cannot just implement this policy in Suba? That is because it is the Government that has already classified Suba District as a hardship area. Why is it that in other regions which are classified as hardship areas, the Government is paying hardship allowance? But for the district where I come from, which is also classified the same, teachers have to wait for a collective bargaining agreement in 2013. The Constitution, in Article 27(4), is very clear. The State cannot discriminate against anybody or a group of people. Why is it that the teachers and civil servants working in Suba District - which the Government has already classified as a hardship area - are not considered for payment and yet, the Government pays others?"
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