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    "id": 213359,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me three minutes to finalise my contribution. As a follow-up of my contribution yesterday, I was left with two points to make. In order to support our education system to be more effective and reach our young people, there is need for us to improve the morale of teachers. One of the things that is needed to improve the morale of teachers is housing. It is extremely important that we think seriously on how we are going to build houses for teachers. In some places in the rural areas, teachers are not housed within their schools. They have to walk long distances to look for accommodation. Some are forced to live behind the shops. In front of those shops, there are bars. When does the teacher get the opportunity to prepare for the following day's teaching? We need to help not only through the Ministry of Education allocations, but also the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We should put aside a portion of the millions of shillings that go to the CDF, for building teachers houses in the rural areas. This is one point that I wanted to slot in. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second one is with regard to facilitating young people to do their home work at night. This needs lighting. It should be the Government's and leaders' policy that in rural electrification, priority should be given to schools, particulary boarding schools. Young people can then get the opportunity to do their home work at night. Those are the two points I was left with and I have done it within the two minutes. Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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