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    "id": 382714,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Ministry or Committee concerned with education, science and technology as regards the current state of strike engaging our teachers union in the Republic, and it is as follows. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 1997, there was an agreement signed between the Government and teachers. I would like to seek the clarification for the agreement which was signed in 1997 pertaining to the teachers and the then Government. It should be clarified whether that agreement was valid or not. If it was valid, therefore, the strike of the teachers presently should be addressed forthwith. The agreement was signed, but the successive governments have taken no action since 1997 to date. There was the then President Daniel arap Moi; there was also the PNU President, Mwai Kibaki and currently, we have President Uhuru. We need to be told whether the agreement that was arrived at by the then President Moi was not passed over to the next President to forestall the current state of unrest among the teaching fraternity in the Republic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also important to note that a lot of money might go into the purchase of laptops. According to the budget, they have set aside a sum o f Kshs53 billion to buy laptops for pupils joining class one next year. Recruitment of teachers is yet to be done. We need to know who will teach these standard one pupils how to use those computers. So, we need the recruitment of teachers in this area. We need the Government to clear the air, because the air is thick. We need to know exactly what is happening. What steps is the current Government taking to forestall the present state of the teachers strike? As I was passing through the National Assembly, I found quite a number of teachers trying to get into the National Assembly. I am sure that if they knew where we were, they would also come here. It is just that, maybe, they do not know the direction or the location. I am sure teachers are smart people. One of these days, they will find us here. We need to be careful because this can lead to national strife. We need the Government to issue the statement as regards to this situation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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