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    "id": 583532,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I want to register my disappointment with the way the Chairman of the Committee on Education has responded to this issue. I wonder if he is comfortable the way my colleagues have been saying when he reads a statement that is misleading the House and the country. It is so shameful that we, as a country, cannot solve the issue of teachers’ salary, once and for all. I will request the Chairman to tell us if it is not misleading to state that learning is going on in some schools. That is misleading this House. I want to say that Kenya is not a poor country, but it is just because somebody somewhere does not want to listen to teachers. It is time that we respected the rule of law. The Supreme Court of Kenya is the highest court in this country and it must be respected. Teaching is a profession that must be recognised and respected. We, legislators, cannot sit back and listen to such a response and accept that this is what is happening. Everybody, be it nationally and internationally, knows that there is a crisis in Kenya. The only solution is to look for the best and possible way to address this issue, once and for all. Give teachers what belongs to them as awarded by the Supreme Court."
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