{"id":1381585,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1381585/?format=json","text_counter":87,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Lemaletian","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the payment of hardship allowance to teachers in the flood prone Nyando Sub-County, in Kisumu County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (i) Provide the budgetary allocation for hardship allowances for teachers serving in flood-prone areas, if any, in the Financial Years 2020/2021 to 2022/2023. (ii) Explain why the Ministry of Education is yet to categorize Nyando Sub- County in Kisumu County, which is flood-prone as a hardship area for teachers in the area to benefit from hardship allowances. (iii) Outline the immediate and long-term measures put in place by the Government to ease working conditions for teachers in the flood-prone areas of Kisumu County. I have sought the Statement on behalf of Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC, Senator for Kisumu County."}