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    "id": 1097976,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1097976/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13119,
        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to support this Bill. The County Vocational Education and Training Bill is a very important Bill from the Committee on Education. It comes very close to the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Bill, which was enacted. I think that was a big achievement. We know from Schedule IV, that the responsibility of the Committee on Education at the Senate Level is ECD and vocational training. That is why it was so important to come up with a Bill that streamlines the sector. There is a lot that is already happening within the counties. There is allocation to them in terms of vocational training and the centers. However, most counties are doing things differently. Some are doing very well and some not as well. What we would like to do is have a level across each of the counties to maintain the standards. The best way to bring about these standards is to give procedures, formats, rules and legislation to ensure that that is streamlined. To do this effectively, like we did with ECD education, the Committee on Education should bring together the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) from the various counties and try to find out what is happening. Before we were able to put the legislation for ECD as a reference point, we heard a lot from the CECMs on what is happening and what they are doing in their counties. It was important that we get to hear what is happening in the counties in terms of the county vocational education and training process. What source of allocation is going on there? What problems do they have? How are they able to cope with the various problems over time? Mr. Speaker, Sir as we engage with this legislation, there is a lot of information that is coming through public participation through some of our various stakeholders to ensure that we are on the right track. Indeed, some of the things we are emphasizing are centers of excellence that are key. We are also emphasizing that all counties are unique in their own way. For example, in Kericho we would want to hear more about tea production and the special courses with regard to that. From the coast region, marine science and the blue economy. Each of the counties should have special courses so that there is value addition. That is why as much as the curriculum will be standardized---"
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