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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank Sen. Kagwe for the very detailed presentation, but I have two quick questions. One is in relation to the teacher’s strike. It is clear that between 1997 and 2003, there has actually been two gazette notices which were varied. I believe it is varied unilaterally by the successive governments. I want to ask Sen. Kagwe, because teachers and even the union are depicted very negatively; when you listen to what they do and the response from the Ministers today, it will be assumed that teachers are on a wild goose chase. It will be unfortunate if we depict them in that bad light. Can Sen. Kagwe, on behalf of that particular Ministry, confirm that teachers were engaged in all those instances; and if these variations were done, they were done with their consent? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is of great interest to us because two Committees will be crucial in determining the validity of these gazette notices. These are the Committee on Education, Information and Technology; and the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare. It will be of interest to us because I am a Member of the House Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare. We will want to get copies of these gazette notices, if they can be tabled. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my last question is in relation to the laptops. The issue of laptops not being a priority aside, because some of us do believe it is still a priority--- I want to ask about the Kshs15 billion being committed to schools for connection of electricity. This is the same thing as what the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has been doing in the last ten years. We fear duplication of roles. To what extent will this Ministry liaise with REA to ensure that we do not duplicate electrification projects because we need this money for other essential purposes? Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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