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    "id": 1129229,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "80 per cent of our income through agriculture. We need to take care of the livestock sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, over time, we have come up with a lot of legislation in this House to show that these products are well catered for; right from production to manufacturing to the market and finally the utilization. If that does not happen, it really creates a problem. Therefore, we have initiated in this House and debated The Tea Bill, The Coffee Bill, The Coconut Plant Bill from the coast - very critical. This is because the coconut plant is used for so many uses. This is really an economic hinge in this particular region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the sixth intervention was in education where we have 100 per cent transition. Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) is targeting competence. Moving from qualifications and giving people skills so that they can use various based competences apart from the educational attainment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sit in the Committee on Education and we have engaged broadly in discussions about the CBC to find out what is happening. The issue of transition and where the pupils go, for example, after grade six is now being addressed. They will move into secondary school. The shift of change that is being felt. Over time, some of these competencies are gauged to have a very high correlation with development. There are key competencies of critical thinking of development and analysis which our children need to capture. Such competencies can catapult them further. The Ministry of Education has been continuously engaging on how to improve. We have raised many question on the Floor of this House. Some of them have gone to the Ministry and we have been able to get feedback. Now, the feel that as they proceed to Grade Six, they will make important and beneficial changes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, without construction of classrooms, this cannot happen. Construction of classrooms should commence in early December, 2021 which is about this time. The first issue was what to do with the classes that are already at the lower primary level and how to handle them. Many feel that we can keep the pre-unit classes, both grades one, two and six. The other two can just move to the secondary level. This is what will necessitate building more classrooms, not forgetting the 100 per cent transition rate. That means the initial pointer to transition that we had has been removed. This levels very well with the more advanced countries like the United Kingdom (UK) and Switzerland where there is equal opportunity. You will not be left out because you cannot pay fees for your transition. What will be key for us in this country, is that as we identify the key competencies and gauge them. We should also be able to support those who move to the secondary level and still build on those key competencies. From there, they can then be groomed in such a way that they can bring about massive development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, The other key intervention is about health and health coverage, which I have already touched on. A total of Kshs3.2 billion was put into the construction of medical facilities. There is need to ensure that people have better health. The eight intervention was the sanitation programme. The national programme, which included Kazi Mtaani addresses the need to cover, especially the youth. We say 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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