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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "ensure that the infrastructure we have is accessible to people with special needs, the learners, trainees and the trainers. I think it is very important to ensure that it is in place. With the production of PWD Card, they should be given a specific allowance to ensure that the trainers are well catered for. Another aspect is on the uniformity of the curriculum. I agree that they should work with the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to ensure that we have a standardized format. I am happy that this Bill has said it will work with county governments so that counties can customize, especially counties where I come from in North Rift. We can specialize on issues of training in animal husbandry and other issues to do with agriculture. Therefore, the KICD, the KTTC and county governments are very important so that they can come up with a way of ensuring that we have a curriculum that is uniform with standardization that what we are training in Wajir, Nandi, Kisumu and Makueni is the same. That is important for the curriculum that we have. On the issue of ensuring that the county government’s obligation is occupational hazard and ensuring that they are unique. If you are training for example, mechanics, you need a good workshop that is functional and has the necessary equipment so that you know that you are in a workshop. Unique equipment are required in the training of these people. The design of workshop areas is very critical. The obligation of the counties is so unique. In one of the obligations under Clauses 5, 6 and 7 talks about county governments ensuring that they procure equipment and learning spaces. I am happy that the issue of special needs has been captured in Clause 7 where it talks of other trainers who are versed with the issue of special needs, especially people living with disability. I think it is important that refresher courses be captured in order to train and build the capacity of trainees. Another aspect that I noticed about this Bill is the fact that we have invited the private sector. I think this will spur the growth of county vocational training centres. I am happy that the private sector has been invited and, therefore, licensing can be given. Faith-based organizations have a central place in these vocational training centres. We know that faith-based organizations have been sponsors in most of our schools, either primary, secondary and universities. It is important that we open up vocational training centres, not only to be run by public but also faith-based organizations and the sponsors that we know. I know there could be other meanings of the word “sponsor” in the streets but these are faith-based sponsors and they should be given an opportunity. I do not know whether we will amend this or not. You cannot start a training vocational centre and then tell the faith-based organizations that it must be secular. I think the Committee on Education should look at this because it should not be mandatory. I think it should be secular. I know it is important that we accommodate all Kenyans regardless of their religion, tribe and where they come from. We are one nation and one people. In Clause 11, I am happy that the county government has been given an opportunity to ensure that they capture it in the County Integrated Development Plan."
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