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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "the regulations are not in place. Six months from the date of assent of this Bill into law may be better. Clause 11 provides for a personal accident cover for an intern. That should be a general insurance cover that will cover any other medical issue. That is an area that I will be seeking to have an amendment during the Committee of the whole House stage. If you look at Clause 14, it provides for grounds under which an intern can be discontinued. We should make these grounds very lenient. We should not make them very strict. For example, it is stated that if interns do not appear at their places of work within 24 hours, they are discontinued. This should be made a bit lenient so that if an intern does not appear for a longer period like two weeks without explanation or permission from a supervisor, it is treated as gross misconduct or disobedience. We should limit the discontinuation to only two grounds. It should only be through gross or disorderly misconduct and where an intern is found to be criminally liable so that we make it very easy for interns to do their job. Clause 15 provides for general regulations. We need to put a time limit. The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, who is in charge of the interns should be given a time limit of about six months to have the regulations in place so that we can operationalise this Bill within a very reasonable time. This Bill is very progressive. With the incorporation of the few amendments that we have highlighted, it will address the issues that young people in this country have raised. Internship has not been well structured in this country. This Bill will enable them to progress their careers. One of the things that we should structure in this Bill is differentiation of the internship by the national Government and the county governments. We should also indicate that the period that has been served by interns will be considered as part of their experience when they are applying for permanent jobs in this country. I beg to support."
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