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    "content": "As I rush to conclude, I want to believe that the huge allocation of nearly Kshs180 billion to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) must finally address the longstanding and depressing issue of pensions for retired teachers. I also heard the Chair of the Committee talk about allocations for public hearing which I would believe have to be specific in terms of the place and type of project. As the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), we are now moving away from merely looking at financial audit and we are getting concerned more on demanding to see value for money and the performance of every shilling of public funds spent. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I still find it very disappointing that the budgeting process does not seem to be taking measures to reverse the declining quality of education and training in our public schools and institutions in general. Any country which wishes to grow must first start by addressing the question of quality education and training for its citizen. Those of you who have read the book by the visionary, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, one of the founders of Dubai, he says that if you want to live in luxury for a year, he advises you to grow wheat. If you want to live in luxury for 10 years, then he advises you to grow trees. But then he says that any country, any person who wants to live in luxury for 100 years and more must deliberately take measures to grow their people. As a county, if we want to grow to 100 years"
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