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    "id": 593982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/593982/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education regarding the delayed payment of teachers’ salaries for the month of September, 2015. In the statement, the Chairperson should explain the following:- (1) Why the Government, through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has ignored the Labour Court ruling of 25th September, 2015, that directed teachers’ unions to call off the strike and in return the Government to pay the teachers who were on strike their September salaries. (2) Explain whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Science and Technology is aware that secondary school students are currently sitting for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) which are supervised by the same teachers, majority of whom have not been paid their salaries yet they are expected to ensure smooth conduct of examinations. (3) Explain what the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the TSC seeks to achieve by continuously ignoring court orders and dragging the country through lengthy legal battles at the expense of taxpayers and stakeholders. (4) Enumerate the amount of money that was used or has been used so far as litigation fee by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the TSC in the numerous court cases which could have been avoided. (5) State when the teachers will be paid their September salaries."
}