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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Betty Montet",
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    "content": "education and training. During the period under consideration, the Committee conducted the following business- (a) Committee meetings - The Committee held four sittings. In one of the meetings, the Committee considered the 2025 Budget Policy Statement, education sector priorities and recommended, among other things, a conditional grant to counties for the school feeding programme in Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centers so as to improve enrollment of learners. (b) Bills - There were no Bills referred to the Committee during this period. (c) Legislative proposals - There were no legislative proposals referred to the Committee during this period. (d) Petitions - Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee moved a Motion for adoption of the reports on the following two petitions concluded by the Committee- (a) Petition concerning the discrimination by Teacher Service Commission on payment of hardship allowances and enhanced house allowance to some teachers in Kilifi County; and, (b) Petition on discrimination of payment of hardship allowance to some teachers in Taita-Taveta County. To address the concerns raised in the two petitions, the Committee recommended, among other things, that the Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Deliverance Management prepares and submits an appropriate policy and statutory instrument on identification and designation of hardship areas. (b) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee is undertaking an inquiry on the status of implementation of ECDE and technical and county vocational education and training policies in the country. In conducting this inquiry, the Committee invited governors of respective county governments to meetings to respond to issues sought by the Committee. Thereafter, we undertook county visits to oversight the status of implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Vocational Training Centres (VTCs). During the reporting period, the Committee has so far met with the governors of Kajiado, Nyeri, Trans Nzoia and Kitui counties. We also undertook county visits to inspect ECDE and VT Centres in Machakos and Kajiado counties. From preliminary findings, the Committee noted that county governments are implementing ECDE and VTC policies in an uncoordinated manner. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the Committee processed 17 Statements sought under Standing Order No.53 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders. The Committee is currently processing 45 statements and intends to conclude them in the next quarter. The status of the pending statements at the time of reporting is attached to this Statement, and I will table it to this House. Regarding parliamentary diplomacy, the Committee undertook a learning visit to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) and East and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania, in January, 2025. These visits were undertaken in an effort to enhance regional integration of the East African Community (EAC)."
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