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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "vocational education and training, which are registered under the Basic Education Act, the Technical Vocation and Training Act and offering courses up to Artisan Certificate level and those institutions as the Cabinet Secretary specifies, shall be deemed registered under the Act. This tells you that we have got a lot of institutions that have been licensed under different pieces of legislation such as the Basic Education Act, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act and several others, which offer courses up to artisan certificate level. One interesting observation is to do with institutions that are offering computer courses. There are a lot of them in the City of Nairobi. The question is; who should regulate, accredit, license or deregister them if they are offering sham qualifications? Sen. Osotsi, who has been my colleague in the information and communication space, probably knows that many of the computer colleges in the City of Nairobi and across the country pay a nominal fee to the Computer Society of Kenya for examinations. The question I ask is; under what law or statutory instrument is that enforced? We have not been able to get an answer. The passage of this Bill and once enacted, all these institutions that have been licensed under different pieces of legislation that existed before devolution, shall be deemed to have been registered under the Act. County governments shall take over and if there are computer, hairdressing colleges and driving schools in your county, they should be regulated by the county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you talk of driving schools, the question is; are they vocational training centers because they do not offer diplomas? They offer licences and sometimes certificates. To what extent are county governments involved in the regulation and oversight of driving schools in our respective counties? These Senators here spend a lot of money every other year when boda boda riders come to our doorsteps and tell us that they want us to sponsor them to get licenses from these driving schools. Who regulates them? It cannot be National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). The county governments must also be involved in that space. Mr. Speaker, Sir, PART VI of the Bill contains miscellaneous provisions. Clause 37 contains the general penalty for offenses committed under the Bill. It talks about various offenses. The consequences of the Bill is that it seeks to put in place a legal framework that creates governance in the establishment and management of vocational education and training in county governments. Therefore, if enacted, it will create significant changes to the current structure of county vocational education and training institutions, whether private or public. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senate Standing Committee on Education that has facilitated public participation on this Bill. Sen. Joe Nyutu and the team that he leads did an excellent job. They have made a lot of suggestions on how to improve this Bill. They have captured the views of stakeholders from the Council of Governors (CoG), the Technical and Vocational Education Training Authority, the National Government and various associations that are involved in that space."
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