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    "id": 1490031,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1490031/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwala, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Musau",
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    "content": "River; poor transport network due to bad roads in Matulani, Miseleni, Mutula, Kasengela and Kwamwonga areas, resulting in high transport charges by public vehicles necessitated by increased frequency of maintenance of vehicles; harsh climatic conditions, leading to famine; limited telephone network and internet connectivity, hampering access to critical services; and limited access to medical care and other social amenities. THAT, consequently, there is inadequate teacher staffing as teachers posted to the two sub-counties constantly apply for transfers. Statistics available indicate that 40 principals, 95 head teachers and 512 teachers sought transfer from the area between January 2023 and March 2024, and that as of August 2024, nine secondary schools have no principals while 11 have no deputy head teachers, which is a worrying trend; THAT, efforts to address the matter directly through TSC have not been fruitful; THAT, the issues in respect of which this Petition is raised are not pending before any court of law or any constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Public Petitions Committee— 1. Engages the TSC to gazette Mwala and Kalama sub-counties as hardship areas in order to improve educational standards through the provision of adequate teachers in the area; and, 2. Makes any other recommendation it deems fit. And your Petitioner will ever pray. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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