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    "id": 53726,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/53726/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": ". In other sectors, we have been able to change. Education has helped us to change. We are now holding top positions; we are now running our own Government. We have ignored some of the sectors which caused this other top sector work. That is why you see the kind of things that are happening in this country. We saw what happened on our streets yesterday. It is because these people feel neglected. If they were able to understand that they are part of the country, they would appreciate the problems that we are going through. If it is the problem of the economy, they would understand. However, they are not appreciating because they are not recognized. One of the best things that I can see in this scheme of service is that the Ministry should not really think about the issue money. I think the problem that the Government has been having when we move Motions like this one is that they start looking at the issue of money. Motivation of workers or anybody does not just lie with money. These people want to be recognized. Having a scheme of service is one basic way to show that we are recognizing these workers in the institution where they are working. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Motion is very important and timely. As has been said by my previous colleagues who spoke on this, I think this Motion is long overdue because we need to recognize these people as part of the team that makes the schools perform. We have to give them job satisfaction and job security as it has been said. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very happy that the Minister and the two Assistant Ministers are here. Once this is drawn, it should take into account a number of factors. We have talked about the issue of retirement. I remember as a parent some time back at Precious Blood School, I talked to the Minister one time just for a person to be paid what the BoG had recommended. That board was recommending just on individual case basis. So, without this kind of scheme of service, it is very difficult to determine who has left the service and who needs to be paid terminal benefits. They need to have a"
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