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    "id": 1087471,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "inclusive process is one that ensures that even learners with disabilities who are talented have their talents nurtured. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, learners with disabilities who can propel the economy of this country should be given a chance because they are not always given a chance. Sometimes learners are pushed to do academics when in the actual sense, they can very well do economics and become employers. I have seen people who are plumbers. You will find that one plumber has very many people who are working under him. In that case, they create employment. Someone may have a salon, and because they have a salon, they are able to employ many other people and in the process, they create employment, because it is a fact that it is very difficult to find employment in this country. Therefore, we have to look for mechanisms of ensuring that people get employment. This Bill also talks about managers of vocational training. It states very clearly that the manager must also have the requisite academic qualifications. I have seen where business people arrogate education to themselves and decide that they are managers of institutions yet they do not have the educational or vocational background. This Bill comes in to ensure that such anomalies do not happen so that whoever wants to start a vocational training school should be someone with papers. I have seen some people who are so daring that they even start schools and educational facilities on top of bars. It is very embarrassing, because there is an environment that is conducive for a school to start. According to this Bill, there is a threshold for someone to begin vocational training. When this Bill becomes law, it will ensure that we stick to the threshold. We must take education as a matter of priority. We must be serious about education. Education creates an all-round person. When everyone is educated, there is a whole transition from primary school. When we have vocational training and academic training, we are going to become a better country. It will even be possible to export our labour. Some people are experienced contractors, they can be exported. I know there are some countries that lack the expertise and knowledge in vocational skills. If someone has a certificate in vocational training, that person can very well get a job outside of this country. That will not be brain drain. Kenyan education is respected internationally and it must branch out. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill also speaks on the issue of ensuring that all county governments factor in issues of disabilities. It also talks about county governments having assessment centers. When we want to reach persons with disabilities, we must start with vocational centers. This is because the vocational centers are the ones to make the county governments identify disabilities of persons and place them in the right place. There is also need to ensure that we have a win-win situation. This Bill speaks of having a win-win situation for children with disabilities because they will be factored in. County governments have been given a role. The national Government will come up with policies with regard to technical training. The national Government is better placed to come up with policies on vocational training. 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."
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