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"content": "Just think of it! We are talking about 45 years of Independence! You can quote me on this one. I am talking about Ngare Narok Sub-location. The building that is there is owned by the Catholic Church and, therefore, it is converted into a school. So, Mr. Minister, you know that if the building is owned by another organisation, certainly, they will be running their own activities and, therefore, they disrupt learning at their own will! I mean they must be on time so that they can carry out their services. I am talking about Ngare Narok. I think that is a simple name. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my request to the Minister is that, although the CDF is giving priority to education through the construction of schools in the constituencies, the ones that I am building--- I mean, once a school has been built, whether it is a classroom or two classrooms, it needs to be registered, so that it is able to qualify for services like allocation of teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). So, if that priority could be given by the Ministry, then I am sure we will be able to solve most of those problems. I also want to make an appeal to the Minister. I know there is always the scarcity of resources, particularly when you talk about vehicles, to enable education officers to carry out their responsibilities and duties accordingly. When it comes to the allocation of resources, I wish to appeal to the Minister to consider the newly created districts and more so, the marginalised areas like Samburu East. October 8, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2597 I do not want to talk about admission to teachers training colleges, because this matter has been discussed a lot. There is only one thing we are emphasising on, which is that upon completion of training, teachers should be posted back to the areas from which they were recruited to ensure that they are retained there. When you post teachers to schools away from their home districts, chances are that they will always request to be transferred to their home districts. We are not necessarily being tribalistic, as my colleague has said, when we ask for such consideration. That is the only reason for such a request. After all, we must accept certain facts. There are places where whole sub-locations do not have schools. It is possible to build a school at one given time, but not everybody will be able to endure the hardships in those areas. It is only a person who has been born and brought up in such an area who will be able to endure such kind of hardships. That is what we are trying to say. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, it is also important that the Ministry considers allocating scholarships to students from Samburu District when opportunities arise. I know that this may not necessarily be within the Vote of this Ministry. This may have a lot to do with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, but it is equally important that I raise the matter here. I remember that when I asked a Question in this House and sought to know how many candidates from Samburu District have benefitted from Commonwealth scholarships in the last ten years, the response I got was that not a single one. One cannot rightly say that Samburu District does not have qualified persons despite the fact that the rate of illiteracy is high. I think there is favouritism in the allocation of scholarships to students. So, I want to request the Minister that when opportunities of this kind come, he should also consider people from remote areas because that is another way of encouraging others to pursue further education. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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