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    "id": 1224070,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the County Vocational Education and Training Bill be read a Second Time. I will proceed to talk about the key features of this Bill that has been before this House. It is not the first time it is coming before the House. It was here in the last Session, but unfortunately, we were not able to process it to finality. This Bill seeks to put in place a legal framework to govern the establishment and management of vocational education and training institutions within the counties. As we are all aware the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, assigns village techniques and home craft centres to county governments. In the last 10 years, this has been one of the most under-invested areas by county governments. The name “village polytechnic” denotes an institution that is not fit for people with intellectual capabilities. If you tell your younger brother that you want to sponsor him to a village polytechnic to study plumbing, they will not accept. However, if you tell them that you are taking them to a commercial college somewhere on Tom Mboya Street, they will probably accept thinking it is superior to the village polytechnic. In a strict reading of the"
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