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    "content": "Board of Governors (BoG) which struggles to pay them. Some of them are paid from the money that we give per student. So, it is also good to look at the issue of staffing, so that you can harmonize that. I think the District Education Officers (DEOs) and so on, need to be coached very well and made to understand that harmonizing staffing needs in schools is a very important thing. There is no point of having a primary school which has about two or three streams with 10 teachers, when it is supposed to be having 15 teachers. It is happening in most schools in the rural areas. I would really like to appreciate the hon. Members who have contributed. Mr. Lang’at seconded and there was support from the Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Mr. Lesrima; Dr. Otichilo from Emuhaya, Mr. Affey (nominated), Mr. Gitari (Kirinyaga), Mr. Lagat (Emgwen), Mr. Odhiambo (Butula), Mr. Ruteere (Imenti North), the Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities, Mr. ole Metito, and Mr. Mungatana (Garsen). On the point that was raised by Mr. Mungatana about this Motion being addressed to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, I know that, but I think the relevant Ministry must initiate that. This is because the Treasury cannot just sit there and imagine how much they need, since they do not have the statistics about the education needs. So, it is good that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance knows about this, but I think it is addressed to the right Ministry, which has got the statistics and figures about the enrolment in both primary and secondary schools. However, I appreciate that I got the figures that I used here from the Treasury. I spoke to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and his officers and they gave me some of the figures. That is why I believe that they are fairly accurate. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, other hon. Members who supported the Motion this morning include Mr. Ngugi (Kinangop), Mr. Njuguna (Lari), Mr. Kioni (Ndaragwa), Mr. Mututho (Naivasha). Then, there was a response from the Assistant Minister. I do not think that I really need to over-emphasise this because it is well understood that if we want to realise the Vision 2030, I think we must start in the right place. We must start by educating our people and investing in education. This Motion also conforms to the spirit of the new Constitution, where we say that more resources must be devolved. However we cannot just devolve words. We must devolve money to the constituencies and districts, that is, the grassroots. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to move."
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