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    "id": 1087470,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087470/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "education will be at the Global Summit which is a collaboration of the UK Government and Kenya to ensure that countries rally behind the issue of leaving no one behind. Specifically, this Bill is very objective in the fact that it is addressing SDG 4 3 that targets higher learning and vocational education. When it comes to SDG 4, we are talking of equal access to affordable, technical education. When we talk of SDG 4, we are talking of free primary education so that both boys, girls and children with disabilities are able to access free primary education. We are also talking of them transitioning to secondary schools, colleges and universities. We are also talking of them transitioning to the world of work. As we speak of transitioning, it is very clear that as Kenya, we have a clear objective of ensuring that we have 100 percent transition from primary school. There are some children from primary schools who are not able to transition to secondary school because of socio-economic background that they come from. Some children come from backgrounds where their parents are not able to pay fees. It is not their fault. We never choose our background or where to belong. There are some children who are also not economically endowed but they are talented. Not all children are endowed with academics. Some of them will transition to secondary schools and universities. Some of them will not transition there but will opt to be nurtured so that their skills are developed. Most categories of children who do primary education and are not able to transition to secondary schools, when you look at them, you will find that someone has a skill. This Bill will ensure that not everyone targets to go for white collar jobs because there are some children who are skills-based naturally. You do not even have to train them. You just have to nurture what they are doing. I will give an example of masonry. You will find that when you go to the ground, the people who are very good at masonry work, it is not that engineer who has come from the university. It is that person who has learnt and is able to build a house and complete it very well. You will find that an engineer who has come from the university will not be hands-on on the job. He will just direct, do this, do that. However, the person on the ground is one who has not even gone to school but has the talent. So this Bill is speaking to how can we nurture the talent of such people. This Bill is encouraging also blue collar jobs. You will also find that there are some people who are just naturally good at books. They have not gone to any school but when you take them through academics, they may not have value input but in the talent, they have, if it is nurtured and even have the certificates, they can very well join a vocational training. When they join vocational training, they are already hands-on, what they need is the start- up capital. So, when they get the start-up capital, they can very well advance. This Bill is also ensuring that no one is left behind simply because he is not economically endowed. When Kenya talks of 100 percent transition, it means that some people will go academic; some learners will go the vocational way. It is possible for us to nurture all learners in this country so that wherever someone is gifted, he has value addition to this country. This Bill also talks about learners with disabilities, which is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The SDGs talk about an inclusive process. An The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}