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    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Migos Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": "proficiency assessments and certification. The Government has also continued to recruit and capacity-build adult education officers, instructors, and facilitators, to ensure quality delivery of services. There is also monitoring and evaluation through a structuring monitoring and evaluation framework in place to track learner enrolment, completion, progression, and feeding the national education data system such as the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS). The Government has prioritised the inclusion of marginalised and under-served populations in adult and continuing education programming. This is through various interventions like mobile learning units and integration with alternative provision of basic education and training programmes, development of inclusive learning materials, and deployment of specialised instructors to enhance participation. Strengthening partnerships with civil society and faith-based organisations helps expand the reach and accessibility. Specific efforts to address barriers that are faced by women, youth, and adult learners include flexible learning schedules and sensitisation campaigns in a bid to promote gender and age inclusion. Lastly, there is, as well, the integration of digital literacy and vocational training to improve employability and livelihoods among adult learners. In addition to this, we have rolled out the recognition of prior learning to provide a framework for the recognition of informal skills and competencies that are gained through experience. Currently, there are 148,341 adults enrolled in institutions country-wide. The Directorate of Adult and Continuing Education in the State Department for Basic Education is responsible for adult education instructors. There are two categories of adult education instructors - full-time and part-time instructors. The Public Service Commission of Kenya, on a permanent and pensionable basis, employs full-time instructors. They work full-time. The total number of full-time instructors in the country is 797. They are trained in adult education, andragogy in teacher certification in adult education, diploma in education, adult education and community development, Bachelor of Education in adult education and community development, and Masters in education and adult education. The Government engages part-time instructors on a voluntary and temporary basis. They work for two hours per day, three days a week. They are paid a token of appreciation called an honorarium for the work done for ten months in a year. Funds for the payment of honoraria for those instructors are channelled through county directors of education (CDEs). To enhance the capacity of instructors, the Directorate regularly conducts in-service training. The Ministry also approves courses for those who wish to undertake further studies. Instructors are encouraged to undertake self-sponsored short promotional courses. The Directorate undertakes various activities to encourage potential students to enrol for adult education programmes. The activities include the International Literacy Day held in September in all 47 counties annually, the Learners' Week held a day to the International Literacy Day, community mobilisation drives through public barazas, publicity through print and electronic media, and advocacy through established community learning. We have also set up adult education desks in all Huduma Centres to encourage the enrolment for adult education. I submit, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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