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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the course of the many years that we will be in this Senate, you will get to know what I said in Migori. It was all about myself, my size and the size of many things. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this noble County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No.3 of 2022) by Sen. M. Kajwang’. This Bill seeks to address a core aspect of education that is devolved and is core to our counties. I also second this Bill because it seeks to address the issue of governance and management of the county vocational education and training centres. It also seeks to address the issue of standards. The Mover talked about both standard and quality of education. Quality is not only limited to the learners, but also tutors that will take learners through education. Some skills that vocational training institutes provide are critical to urban spaces and that was addressed earlier by Sen. Seki. It is proposed that by 2030 or 2035, 65 per cent of Kenyans or people in the world will occupy urban spaces. These are some of the skills that will be needed as we grow urban scales. I was impressed when Sen. M. Kajwang’ talked about carpenters, plumbers, welders, salonists and other skilled personnel, who have skills acquired through working with other skilled personnel. Now, they will also get skills from vocational education and training centres formally passed to the learners. This Bill also seeks to provide for accreditation that will be done not just by the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs). As they do that, it will also be under the guidance of standards set by the national standards of vocational education and training centres, as provided for in this Bill. Another aspect that makes me to second this Bill is that there will be a criteria set for registration and deregistration of vocational education and training centres at their establishment. Skills that vocational education and training centres will provide to me and everybody else will be a basic solution that will address the unemployment situation that we have in this country. Our students struggle going to the university, which is good. However, we also need people to provide skills that we need in our homes and for growth and progress of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second."
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