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    "id": 399595,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisoi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Michael Manthi Kisoi",
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    "content": "money has been plundered. We have reports in the previous Auditor-General’s reports that money in the Ministry of Education including the money meant for the free primary education is being squandered by the Ministry officials. We have not seen a head teacher being arraigned in court for playing around with this money. This country must wake up and this Parliament must take its responsibility seriously and ensure that corruption is not entertained when we are dealing with serious issues pertaining to this nation. This money is bound to push this country towards the achievement of the Vision 2030. That is why this country is grappling with myriad problems in the education sector, which includes the Early Childhood Education. When you look very carefully and dissect what is happening, we need to take note of the fact that teachers in this country also need to be taken care of. Their welfare needs to be taken care of. That is why we have proposed, as the Committee on Education, Research and Technology, an amendment to the Basic Education Act, to provide for the employment of the ECD teachers by the TSC and not the county governments. This House is keen to ensure that whatever the teachers get is enough to cater for their welfare, so that they can cater for the welfare of our children well. I also note that this money, even if it is increased, there have been quite serious challenges in terms of disbursement. It is disbursed very late and it reaches the schools very late. This is an issue of great concern. The Government must take seriously the issue of timely release of these funds."
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