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    "id": 182338,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/182338/?format=api",
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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. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that all teachers in the country are deducted Kshs50 by NBK to have their salaries credited to their respective bank accounts. These are fees charged for transmitting teachers' salaries centrally to all banks and SACCOS where teachers maintain accounts using the electronic funds transfer. (b) For the year ended 30th June, 2008, the amount of deductions totalled to Kshs138,973,400. (c) The NBK, are the bankers for Teachers Service Commission. Any cheque given out to any other bank will have to be cleared by the NBK, through the Clearing House prior to funds being credited to the teachers' accounts. This, inevitably, results in delays. The efficiency attained by electronic funds transfer, and the fact that the NBK only clears one cheque, enables the Commission to pay teachers at once and quickly. However, the Ministry is studying new arrangements to channel teachers salaries to their accounts at a reduced cost. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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