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    "id": 711875,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Michael Aringo Onyura",
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    "content": "They are distracting me with their sweet voices. You hardly notice anything coming up and these funds are given to schools every year. Even some very simple and basic services like what I have said are not being done. That could be an indication that, perhaps, these funds are not being used properly. There are many other challenges in our primary schools and not just the management of funds. The major challenge is shortage of teachers. As has been mentioned here, the idea of the FPE is compromised by the fact that parents are being called upon to contribute money to abet the shortage of teachers by employing some teachers through the boards. It is a challenge that the current CS for Education, Science and Technology needs to address with the energy and vigor that he is addressing other concerns in the education sector. I am happy with what he is doing in terms of stabilising and securing the integrity of exams. He should now turn his attention to other challenging areas such as the management of funds and shortage of teachers. I would also like to point out another disturbing area. There appears to be a policy from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology not to register new schools, both primary and secondary schools. If it was about stopping the emergence of new schools, perhaps, that would not be a bad idea. However, they have gone as far as closing down schools that were started by parents. I can cite two primary schools and four secondary schools which have been affected in my constituency. One of them is Madola 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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