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    "id": 156513,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwatela",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 103,
        "legal_name": "Andrew Calist Mwatela",
        "slug": "andrew-mwatela"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The annual distribution of retired teachers against those who were hired in Murang’a South District in the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 is as shown below. In the year 2006, the number of teachers recruited in secondary schools was 28, while those recruited in primary schools were 38. The total number of teachers recruited in that year was 66. Those who retired were 52. In the year 2007, the number of teachers recruited in secondary schools was 31, while those recruited in primary schools were 60. The total number of teachers recruited in that year was 91. Those who retired were 256. In the year 2008, the number of teachers recruited in secondary schools was 45, while those recruited in primary schools were 71. The total number of teachers recruited in that year was 116. Those who retired were 308. (b) The teachers shortage is a national problem, and my Ministry is addressing it. District Education Officers have been directed to regularly balance teachers posting to ensure equitable distribution in all districts, including Murang’a South. In the Financial Years 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, the Ministry recruited a total of 10,000 new teachers. Plans are in place to recruit an additional 6,000 teachers in the Financial Year 2009/2010. Further, the annual replacement of teachers who leave the service will be continuously maintained. (c) The Ministry has no plans to replace the current recruitment policy as it ensures fair recruitment and distribution of teachers, especially in under-staffed areas. The existing vacancies are demand-driven; they are openly advertised and are competitive countrywide. It will, therefore, not be possible to absorb all the graduates for the year 2000 from Murang’a South District. (d) The Ministry cannot employ teachers centrally and post them nationally, because the current decentralized recruitment procedure was one of the reforms undertaken by the Ministry to address teacher recruitment anomalies and challenges. Accordingly, the District Education Boards and School Boards of Governors are involved in the identification and recruitment of teachers for their schools. Furthermore, there is a lot of shortage of trained teachers in the country, but funds to employ them are inadequate. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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