{"id":244966,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/244966/?format=json","text_counter":96,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Sambu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":137,"legal_name":"Alfred B. Wekesa Sambu","slug":"alfred-sambu"},"content":"asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he is aware that there is lack of effective teaching going on in primary schools due to high pupil to teacher ratio which stands at 70 to 1; (b) whether he could confirm that the compulsory free primary education is serving any useful purpose, given the very high pupil to teacher ratio; and, (c) what immediate action he is taking to ensure that teachers are recruited to meet the shortfall in primary schools throughout the country."}