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    "id": 780433,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Session",
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        "legal_name": "wilson sossion",
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    "content": "Having outlined the actual situation in this country, I believe it is in the interest of this nation to accept this extraordinary step and allow the TSC to develop an acceptable framework. In doing so, this group of teachers, who have declared that they are unable to work in those particular places, can be released and be deployed for utilisation in other parts of the Republic of Kenya. I also urge the TSC to adopt acceptable staffing norms so that we can ensure that the teaching service in this country is stable at all times despite obvious challenges that we face, particularly insecurity. The traditional approach to teaching is that teachers are allowed to teach close to their communities. Take, for example, the pastoral communities who are ever moving and the mobile schools that we have. It is not possible to employ a teacher, say, from Migori or Kisii and deploy them to teach children in pastoral communities that are permanently on the move. It is always advisable that mobile communities must be targeted so that we are able to train members of that community who understand the culture of that community so that at all times, those teachers can be present. Globally, we have seen human migration. We have seen migration of refugees in Syria to Europe. Populations are moving with their children and their teachers. We have seen the same in Nigeria. The whole State of Borno has been affected by similar circumstances. It is always good when a community has their own teachers. In case of mobility, they will be having their own teachers. Therefore, beyond this, the TSC and the Ministry of Education must map out the ethnic minorities in this country and address their unique needs. It is a right that members of the Dorobo or El Molo communities, and all other groups, also have their own trained and qualified teachers working within them. There has been a policy that has caused a lot of jitters within the teaching service. There is a staffing norm we have seen in the past during post-election clashes that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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