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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill by Sen. M. Kajwang’. This Bill addresses one critical issue – respect for the person who is involved in skilled or artisan trade. For a very long time, we would look down upon people who failed to go to upper secondary school and the university. This Bill creates a formula for us to recognize training obtained by people who study baking, phone and electrical repairs and mechanics. That is their specialty. With this Bill, we hope that, that respect will be brought back to that sort of training. This Bill addresses the importance of recognising artisan training, which has not been there for a long time. You will recall that in the year 2003, when the late President Mwai Kibaki came into power, he introduced free primary education in the country. As a result of that, so many students joined primary schools and went on to secondary school. Before that, we did not have many pupils proceeding to secondary schools. When they joined secondary schools, the seams were bursting in those secondary schools. Still, many of them could not go to university. These TVETs are, therefore, a necessity because they create employment and respectability. There are people who would never be able to study Law like I did, but they are able to fix things which I cannot. It is just because of the way their brains are set up. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Clause 5 of this Bill, the issue of resource constraint has been thoroughly addressed. Previously, TVETs have been left to the mercies of the student who are registered there to support them and also the capitation from the national Government, which is never sufficient. Now, in Clause 5, resource constraints, which has been one of the big challenges for TVETs, has been addressed. The responsibility of resourcing these colleges has been placed squarely on the hands of county governments. It, therefore, means that going forward, county governments will have to look for funds and ring-fence them. This will enable TVET colleges within their areas to function effectively. Further, the Bill proposes that those who will be in the management board will be paid a stipend to be determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). They will be paid as employees of the County Public Service Board (CPSB)."
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