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    "id": 1459636,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitutu Masaba, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Clive Gisairo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, No. 2 of 2024. I thank the good work done by the Hon. Chairman and the Members of his Committee to try and align with the needs of the people of Kenya. Finding ourselves here tells us that, it is either we were living beyond our means or we were not just listening to the common mwananchi. This Supplementary Appropriation Bill is a testament that we can do better. We can develop this country, provide job opportunities to our people and minimise on borrowing with the little resources that we have. In this Bill, the education sector has made some gains but there is still some room for improvement. We expect that the second Supplementary Appropriation Bill – which should come sooner rather than later – will address some of the gaps. In the education sector we have lost a lot on infrastructure. The reality is that we are a nation that is struggling with classroom space. On a positive note, we have said today that we are going to convert 46,000 teachers from internship programme to permanent and pensionable terms. However, grade nine is starting in a few months’ time and we have a serious shortage of classrooms. Even as we confirm the 46,000 teachers, the initial plan was to confirm 26,000 teachers, leave 20,000 teachers under internship and recruit an additional 20,000 teachers to bridge the gap. We are now only discussing about confirming 46,000 teachers which does not change the total number of teachers in the JSS. Therefore, we will have a shortfall of teachers in January 2025. We, therefore, need to ensure that in the second Supplementary Appropriation Bill we have a discussion of bringing on board an additional number of teachers who should not be less than 20,000. Otherwise, we will have a crisis in January 2025."
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