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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard my colleagues make interjections that the Education Act should be amended. That has been noted. The teachers are few because of the free primary education. Everything that the Government has, has been over-stretched. The Government also provides some money for infrastructure support, so that we can have laboratories, dormitories, administration offices, classrooms and even toilets being built. The Government, through the Ministry of Education, also provides funds for water and sanitation in order to improve the conditions and performance in our schools. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this morning, we talked about recruitment of teachers. The Ministry has been trying its level best with the resources available to recruit more teachers. This year alone, we will recruit 6,000 teachers who will replace those who leave service through natural attrition. There is a proposal that to alleviate the problem of lack of teachers, we should employ the unemployed trained teachers on a contract basis. These teachers will work for a few years before they are employed permanently. Probably, that will increase the staffing level which is seriously affecting education in this country. Hon. Members should appreciate that move by the Government. We will increase the number of teachers on top of the 6,000 who will be employed as interns. If this is done, Members of Parliament will play a role on who is to be employed. I hope that they will help us identify good teachers. Hon. Members should not appoint relatives who will not perform and then make sure that they are not removed from service. That is normal with politicians. The Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) is one of the initiatives by the Government that has helped this country. Many constituencies have doubled or tripled the number of schools through the CDF. Many parts of this country did not have enough schools and hence, children were not going to school. However, the rate at which the number of teachers has increased is not at par with the increase in the number of enrolled students and schools through the CDF initiative."
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