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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "The greatest challenge that affected this particular eight-point programme that had been introduced by the President is corruption and lack of a policy framework. The people who have really benefited from this particular programme are very few because of lack of an effective framework that was supposed to be set by the Government on how that money was to be administered, so that it reached the real Kenyans on the ground who are very needy. Otherwise, the money benefited relatives of some of those who were directors of these particular programmes. It also benefitted some regions, which were maybe well to do in political matters. If you go to some areas like where some of us come from that are not politically correct, you will find that these programmes have not benefited the youths in our areas. For this particular programme to be felt on the ground, I request the Office of the President to make a proper audit that cuts across all the 47 counties so that it becomes clear where the 750,000 youths who benefitted come from. I, therefore, emphasize that when such programmes come out, a clear policy framework should be put in place so that the right people benefit from the same. An audit framework should be done so that these particular programmes are audited to ensure that the right people benefit from the same. Madam Deputy Speaker, I am also happy that the President touched on the issue of education. This is my area because I am an educationist. I was so keen to hear something to do with the education sector. The President clearly mentioned that they have managed to employ 10,000 teachers and another 1,000 on internship. I appreciate that, but I was to bring to cognizant of this particular House that this country is still facing a great challenge especially on matters to do with the new education system, the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC). It is turning out to be a very expensive system. The CBC is still a great challenge to the teachers who have not been provided with the necessary capacity building to handle this particular programme. There is also a shortage of classrooms cutting across all the counties in our country. There are very few classrooms, which are up to standard. When you go to Bomet County, most primary and secondary schools still have a huge shortage of classrooms. Most of the schools have temporary classrooms. I request the President to check into that area and put more funding so that teachers are given more capacity building to handle this particular programme effectively. More money should also be allocated to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for employing teachers. I am surprised that wherever I go to schools in Bomet, I am sure it is a replica of what is happening in other counties, there are more teachers who are employed by parents under the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) than those who are employed by the Government. Go to the village today and try to tell those people that education is free in this country. They will tell you that it is never free. Most of the primary and secondary schools are still employing more teachers than those who are assigned by the Government. Education is still very expensive to parents in this country. For the citizens to feel that education is free, I challenge the Government to employ all the teachers, including those who are serving under the PTA so that the parents are relieved from the burden of the expense of education in this country. I was also very happy when the President mentioned stimulus in the agricultural sector. I come from the Rift Valley, which is the food basket of this country. We really 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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