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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Deputy Speaker knows very well that there are special programmes for infrastructure development in the ASALs, which started last year. Admittedly, you cannot create infrastructure instantly. It is a process but they are favoured people. You will be the recipients of the ultra-modern infrastructural facilities in the form of schools and boarding facilities. We realise how difficult it is to educate our children in those areas under those circumstances. Secondly, yes, indeed, there is a shortage of teachers, both at the secondary and primary school levels. I have done an assessment, but we cannot access resources from the Treasury until the next financial year. At the moment, we are running a deficit of 13,000 teachers in the secondary education sector. That is why we said it would be prudent that, in order to maximize the use of the available resources, we will try as much as possible to put our children in classes that can have full complement of teachers, so that we meet this requirement. However, as I said, this is a highly dynamic situation. We shall attend to each case as it stands today. I have asked for an entire review of the situation by the field officers who give me the current status before the next disbursement, which will be made in April. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this time round, no one should suffer. We will have taken into account those areas that have not been accommodated in the first tranche . It is, therefore, important for hon. Members to take a very keen interest in their institutions without, of course, interfering, so that they can update us through this august House of what should happen. What might be available 360 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 25, 2008 from my field officers may be different from what hon. Members observe. Let us all be complementary to one another."
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