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"content": "However, in 90 per cent of the county people, citizens are not involved, those educated ones. So for formality, they are doing it because there is no civic education on the participants, on the participation of the governors and accountabilities of this. Section 3, Part 3, the county civil education units, establishing the county civil education units is needed. If we make these civil education units, these function units should develop and comprehensive civil education plan for the counties in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. Outlining the goal and the objectives of the strategy and the activities of promoting civic education and civic engagement by the citizens. This civic education in the county sites also monitor and evaluate the process and the impact of the civic education programme in the county unit and provide a regular report on the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and the county assembly. Section 9 also includes the funding of civil education. When we are saying we constitute these civil units, who is supposed to fund it, is the question. That is why in Section 9, Part 1, there is a county government shall, which is a must, ensure that part of the county government's annual budget is allocated toward the funding of the civic activities in the county. This provision has to be ring-fenced because if you said the county government's annual budget to be allocated to civil education activities, it means that it is open and the county government can engage any person to do the civic education. In that scenario, there is part three of county executive provider. So, it means that if we have allocated the money, we are also supposed to highlight and identify those people who do civic education. In that scenario, Section 11 of Part 3, that is a unit should be responsible for the registration of the Non-governmental Organisations and other non-state actors providing civil education in the county as a civil education provided under this article. When it comes to Section 2 also the registration as a county civil provider, there are restrictions for these providers in the Bill. It is not open, it is not a blanket approval for each one, and yet any person can train. In that one, there is a restriction on the proposal registration office, place of incorporation and registration. In detail, the description of the civil education programme offered. They must have the prescribed programme for this civic education. In Section 3, in Part 3 also, this is consideration of the applications of registration. A requirement document must be created while conducting due diligence on the applicant. With these registrations and upcoming units, there must also be deregistration. As registration is ongoing, some cartels that normally do the required work may exist; these units must be deregistered. Civil education is important, and this framework for the promotion of civil education in Kenya is an essential tool for building responsible citizens, civil engagement and democratic values among the citizens. If we pass this Bill, our youth will know their rights. They will do the oversight themselves. They will hold each leader accountable, especially the county leaders, because we are wiring a lot of money to the counties. Leaders in counties are misusing the money by not engaging with the citizens. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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