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    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It must have been very hilarious for the learned gentleman. He is making himself quite happy in the morning, which is a very good thing. Let me continue with what happened to Chiakariga. It got a zero allocation. Tharaka South was given 42 slots, which was a little bit curious. Tharaka North was given seven slots. When I made inquiries, I was told the decision was made by the TSC and communicated to the County Director of Education. Therefore, there was nothing that could have been done. Of course, I brought the protest regarding that exercise to this House and also took it to the TSC. Eventually, the TSC directed the county director, through the sub-county director, to relook the matter. I am trying to say here that this problem would not have escalated if we had sub-county education boards sitting at Chiakariga, Marimanti in Tharaka South, and Gatunga in Tharaka North. It could have been solved promptly. The board could have said there was no way they could allocate teachers this way by leaving out one sub-county and giving more slots than the others. There must be an element of equity when it comes to distribution, especially of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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