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    "id": 786434,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tong’i",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "It also hurts the workers because the biggest investment in any company are the workers and when workers are not sure of what tomorrow holds for them, they are likely to mess up the little that was left behind. This House has a duty to ensure that there is sobriety in those banks. People’s savings have gone to the drain. Businessmen have lost heavily because the opportunity cost to any investment is much bigger than the money that has gone to the drain. Even if they were to be given that money now or next year, the opportunity cost is still a lot heavier on the investors. Obviously, the value of money today is not the same as tomorrow. We hope that with this development, the CBK will move with speed. The advantage we have is that we have a very good Governor of the CBK. He is a very sober man. We also have a good Chairman, who is sober and experienced. We would wish that they move with speed, so that they can bring this matter to closure for the good of the economy. It is high time we talked about the shortage of teachers in some areas in this country. We cannot have one part of the country hurting because of lack of teachers. Indeed, schools are closing down because they do not have teachers. This is not only happening in North Eastern, but also in some parts of Kenya. My constituency is friendly, for lack of a better word, and some schools are heavily understaffed. We need the TSC to move with speed, so that they can audit all the schools and ensure there is equitable distribution of teachers. Those areas where population is huge like in my constituency - where God has given us the gift of many good children - should not be disadvantaged. We should go by teacher to pupil ratio. My area has many schools and we have a high density population. Therefore, we should be given teachers commensurate to the number of students. We need to achieve the ratio which is envisaged by the education sector to ensure that our children get quality education. When we help needy children to get education, we are helping the society in a better way. Children should not suffer and get education which will not mean much to their careers and future development. They say, ‘if you think education is expensive, try ignorance’. We do not want to try ignorance, we have been there before. We know it hurts and we do not want to try it again. With those very many words, I support the Motion. I hope the committee involved will move with speed to resolve the issues raised here for the good of the country."
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