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"speaker_name": "Nyatike, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Tom Odege",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to congratulate my brother for coming up with this timely Bill. As a country, we have lagged behind for so long. We are trying to classify and ring-fence social work for the professionals. This has already been done in all the developed countries in the world. Most of the social workers who are now coming into the country to train our people got their training in the USA. We have been doing social work but we did not know it was such an important profession that needed recognition and protection. Giving social workers an Act that can protect the services that they give to our people is timely. Social workers play a key role in the healthcare and education sectors. They also play a key role in the communities. It will give us the key element that we lack as a country if we encourage our people to train as social workers and protect themselves. The Government can also recognise them as professionals. They will be given duties and jobs that are commensurate to the services we get from them. This will make it a more attractive profession and a ladder for people who will employ themselves or get employed to strengthen the functions of our counties. Looking at the county governments currently, the key services they offer are based on social activities. If we have people who are trained in those areas, the counties will be better. They will be offering very key services to our people. A majority of us have not realised that our people need those services. Recognising and professionalising issues related to social work is timely. It is good for our people. As the Majority Whip has put it, she witnessed her mother practice social work, which helped their homestead. She saw it. If social work helped them from the family level until eight of them got educated, why do we not also encourage ourselves to make it more attractive to most of our people? We should professionalise and protect it. Social work services are needed. Our people will also enjoy quality social services within our counties and families. With those remarks, I support."
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