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    "id": 225437,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/225437/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Bondo Primary School is situated where the former Vice-President, the late Jaramogi Oginga Odinga came from. That school has 690 pupils with only eight teachers. This is a very serious thing. The reasons for understaffing include: One, expected increase in transition rates from primary schools to secondary schools from 51 per cent in 2000 to 70 per cent currently. Two, the significant teacher absenteeism and high attrition rate as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and the increasing demand for opening of new schools and expanding those existing. There are many other reasons, but I will mention one more which is the demand for teachers in the ever increasing non-formal schools. We have 350 students within the non-formal schools. These schools are mainly found in urban slum areas. They require 8,750 teachers. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are shortages of teachers in several districts in Kenya. I will not talk about all the districts with shortages. I have selected a few which I want to share with my colleagues. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kilifi District had a shortage of 1,117 before the recruitment of teachers in July last year. After the recruitment, they now have a shortage of 977 teachers. In other words, as I speak, Kilifi District requires 977 teachers. I will move to Kwale District which is just next to Kilifi District. It has a shortage of 1,035 teachers. Kitui District, where Mrs. Ngilu comes from, has a shortage of 1,281 teachers---"
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