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    "id": 1501700,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501700/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Luanda, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dick Oyugi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to add and contribute to this important President’s Address to the nation. The President’s Address to this National Assembly is a matter that is constitutional and therefore meant to communicate, or rather set the agenda, to the country. The whole country was waiting anxiously to hear the message that the President had for this country. There is a Swahili saying, Mgala muue, na haki umpe, and I must agree that the Address gave hope to Kenyans, especially on the number of variables I wish to delve into. First is the issue of education. It is a fact that this regime has done extremely well in matters of education. As much as we have had challenges on teacher management, especially recruitment of teachers, it is a plus that we should all be able to applaud. To date, this Government has recruited close to 56,000 teachers, who will help address the huge teacher shortage that we have had. I believe this is an issue we should all applaud and appreciate because, in previous regimes, teachers were only employed at a rate of 5,000 per year, which was purely replacement. Therefore, the step this regime took to employ teachers was very bold indeed, and I must applaud the President for that."
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