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    "id": 252848,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/252848/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right when he says that teachers do not retire only once a year. They retire depending on their birth dates. Thus, teachers who were born between January and April retire by the end of April or 1st May. Those born between May and July retire by end of July or 1st August. Those born between July and December retire by December or 1st January. There are three periods in which teachers can retire depending on their birth dates. Those whose birth dates are not indicated normally retire on 1st September to ensure April 19, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 519 that we do not interrupt the teaching programme. There are specific periods for retirement and it is not just once a year. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of employing teachers immediately, we are aware that there is a big shortage of teachers. The policy has been that we replace only those teachers that we have lost through natural attrition due to the resources that are available. In such cases, interviews are conducted at the district level. One way of ensuring that these replacements are done on a continuous basis is to use the merit list of those that were interviewed in a specific year so that we can use that list to keep on replacing as and when is necessary."
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