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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "In this period, the committee considered two petitions concerning the discrimination in the payment of hardship allowance to teachers in Taita-Taveta and Kilifi counties. Whereas, the committee has endeavoured to finalise the consideration of three Petitions, it regrets the delays in concluding the Petitions, which has been occasioned by the unavailability of sufficient information and responses from the Executive, frequent requests for postponement of meetings by the stakeholders and quorum hitches. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during consideration of the statements, the committee observed that there was an increasing number of statements pending before it and resolved to bundle statements relating to similar thematic areas and invite the concerned agencies to committee meetings for consideration. Consequently, the committee is scheduled to meet the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education and the Chief Executive Officer of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), to deliberate on several pending statements related to their specific mandates. Consequently, during the quarter, the committee will continue engaging and following up on the implementation status of the policies on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the infrastructural development and congestion of learning institutions, the Government's commitment towards employment of Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers, the university funding model and the preparedness in transition for learners from JSS to senior secondary school. The committee is also scheduled to continue engaging the CoGs to deliberate on the implementation of the scheme of service for ECDE teachers and the budgetary allocations and expenditure of counties in relation to the devolved functions under the education sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I thank your office and the Office of the Clerk of the Senate for the continuous support accorded to the committee in its work. Lastly, I also want to thank the Members of the committee for their diligence and contributions during the committee activities. I thank you."
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