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    "id": 20783,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Nuh",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 114,
        "legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to be very brief for the benefit of the many hon. Members who want to contribute. I want to put it on record that we are not merely playing politics here. I want to remind the Minister for Education that education is neither a classroom nor a very beautiful school that is painted black, white, red and brown with other accolades. For our kids to get education, they must have teachers to teach them. I am a Member of Parliament today courtesy of teachers. From Class I to Class V, I never saw the door of a classroom if a classroom would mean the four walls of a classroom. I studied under a tree, but because I had a teacher for eight hours a day, I am happy I am what I am today. When we made proposals in this House and when the Budget Committee tabled its Report and was unanimously supported by this House save for one or two reservations from the Executive Bench, we thought that we were home and dry and we had crossed the river. Little did we know that all the efforts the Budget Committee made in trying to harness the different views from various Kenyans in different institutions and trying to put the Budget in a clear perspective to ensure that it is in line with the aspirations of Kenyans, would be slighted by the Executive arm of the Government which still perceives that the Budget is a closed door negotiation amongst Ministers. The Government saw this coming, but they turned a blind eye. They knew that teachers would go on strike. They also knew that because of the quality of education even parents, I included, would go on strike. For them to come and claim here today that Members of Parliament are supporting the Government’s initiative and yet we want teachers on contract to be employed on permanent terms and the Government to ensure that it employs 10,000 more teachers for our kids to get better and quality education, I do not think it is the right thing. If this Government is serious and wants to implement the Constitution which has so much emphasis on the right of children to access basic education, then they must do the right thing at the right time. This is the right time. They must make sure that the Budget is in line to provide the Kshs5 billion for the teachers. I beg to support."
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