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"content": "skewed because of people not wanting to go to the remote parts. Most teachers want to remain concentrated mainly in the cities or in the headquarters like Isiolo Town. The result of this is the split of even the small resources, for example, teaching materials, building of the schools, et cetera. So, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) or the funds that assist to build and to enrich these schools is spread so thin among these new interests in new centres based only on relief food. With this, therefore, you will find quality of education being very much affected. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as much as we are pushing for these boarding schools, which is a very good idea and I support it, we also need to ensure children from these small villages get quality education. I have spoken to Sen. Haji and Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo about this experience which is everywhere among the so-called ASALS. Actually, the whole underlying reason for this split of these villages is nothing, but relief food. This tendency has now constrained the education sector as the schools now have fewer teachers, they are poorly equipped and, therefore, the results are very poor year in, year out. So, the leaders need to come together to also address this challenge. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of teacher deployment that I had mentioned also affects education in these areas because no teacher would like to spend their time in those very remote areas. So, even if they are ASAL areas, you will find even in those marginalized areas, there are even further marginalized areas. This is because if somebody is posted to Garissa, Isiolo or Wajir Town, most teachers would work their way out either through bribing or through pushing their Member of Parliament (MP), Senators or leaders. They will resist going to those very interior areas. You will find those results that come so poorly are actually from those further marginalized areas that are not having teachers because a lot of teachers would not wish to go there, even if they are from the area. But the policy has since changed some times back, where teachers from those districts are posted to their districts so as to serve in those remote areas. The fact is that many of them would resist going to those smaller villages or the areas where there is no electricity and water. The water has to be brought by donkeys. Therefore, there is even further marginalization in these marginalized areas. So, the more reason these boarding schools need to be in place. For these small centres, my idea would be to let the villages to go on the way they want. However, the demand for schools should be restricted such that they are put together so that several villages are served by one boarding school. Right now, every small village will push their MP to bring the CDF so that schools or a Mosque can be built there. They would like also to see an assistant chief recruited for them so that they get their share of relief food. This is a very critical area that even the education sector players need to look at very critically. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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