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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to contribute to this Motion in support of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. From the outset, I would like to say that I am a son of a retired teacher. I have an elder brother who is also a retired teacher and falls into the bracket of the teachers whose pensions have not been paid. Teachers earn very little yet they labour so much. They sacrifice a lot to make contributions to the development of our children and many of us in this country. However, when it comes to the payment of their dues, the Government starts to dilly- dally. This is something that we must take very seriously. The Government is fond of celebrating victories, but this time round, it has been defeated by teachers. It must accept defeat honourably and pay the teachers their dues. Eighteen years is a long time. Many of these teachers have passed on. What is the point of holding somebody’s dues when he has labored and made his contribution to this country until he is dead? We must support this and urge the Government to honour this plea and pay the teachers their dues as soon as possible. In fact, the Government should not say that it does not have money. As a House, we must make sure that if teachers are not paid, we deny the Government money to use in the Budget. We must ensure that the teachers’ dues are honoured. This is a noble profession and teachers have made their contribution. Most of us, as one speaker said, have been teachers and have passed through the teachers’ hands. We know what it takes to make and transform somebody to what we are today. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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