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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what happened. We no longer have new schools coming up. We only complain about lack of teachers. Fine, we know that we do not have enough teachers but we also do not have enough rooms for our children to undergo good education. That is why you will see parents struggling to sell all their assets so that they can take their children to private institutions. It is not that they would want to but because they know that there is nothing else they can give to their children. I would urge the Ministry of Education to construct schools apart from providing free primary education and free secondary education. We are happy that the Ministry has taken a step forward by allowing us to recruit more teachers. However, we still have a big shortage of teachers. We have very well trained teachers who are looking for jobs. The Ministry should allocate more funds so that more teachers are employed and can give quality education to our children. The remuneration of teachers is still wanting. Most teachers run side businesses which they really concentrate on. What they earn, at the end of the day, cannot make ends meet. They also want to take their children to private schools just like other Kenyans. That makes teachers not to perform very well because if you have a business; you have also to concentrate on it. We urge the Ministry to consider remunerating teachers well so that they do not engage in other side businesses. The Government also should increase the quality assurance officers in our districts so that they can monitor the progress of our schools and ensure that teachers take their work seriously. With those few remarks, I do not want to be repetitive, I beg to support."
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