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    "id": 770072,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Let us move on to the next Order. AUDIT ON DISTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY THAT WHEREAS Article 43 (1)(f) of the Constitution of Kenya explicitly provides for the right to education for all; AND WHEREAS it is the responsibility of the State to ensure that the right to education is enjoyed by all; OBSERVING THAT that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is the constitutionally mandated body to handle matters of employment, deployment, remuneration and discipline of teachers in all public schools; APPRECIATING efforts made by the national government through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to improve the teacher pupil ratio to international standards in all public schools through yearly employment of teachers; CONCERNED THAT currently there exists great disparities in the distribution of teachers in schools across the country, with major teacher shortage being experienced in rural and marginalized areas; FURTHER CONCERNED that there is major inequality in the distribution and allocation of teachers among schools across the country leading to either oversupply or undersupply of teachers in some public schools; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in conjunction with TSC to conduct a countrywide audit on the distribution of teachers in all public schools across the Country and report to the Senate within three months. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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