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    "id": 908636,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/908636/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13373,
        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
        "slug": "owen-yaa-baya"
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    "content": "to draw your attention to examples in Kilifi County. We have always had the problem of what is called “schools of shame’, where we still have mud walls and kids sitting on the ground yet basic education is a function of the national Government. I urge the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and the Cabinet Secretary in charge of education to ensure that there is fair distribution of funds as put in the Budget. I realise that funds are set aside in the budget for the education docket, but it is the Cabinet Secretary or the Principal Secretary to decide where the money goes. We would like to see fairness and equity this time round, so that we do not take money where there is already very good development and deny areas that are really suffering. We have seen money for recruitment of teachers in the Budget. We would like to have more teachers recruited, especially in areas that are lacking teachers. In the past, we have had teachers recruited in areas which are overflowing with teachers. Others have deficits yet those deficits continue. I point out that my county has a huge deficit of teachers. As the recruitment comes, I hope it will take care of issues of equity. I hope areas that have not had teacher recruitment to reach the thresholds that are expected will be given opportunity to reach those thresholds. So, as the TSC gets its money for teacher recruitment, it should consider giving priority to those areas. I have seen funds for university education. Lots of funds meant for university education do not reach the universities."
}