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"speaker_name": "Prof. Sambili",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Tangaratwet and Cheptarit Youth polytechnics in Mosop Constituency lack enough physical facilities, including classrooms and laboratories, and that they have few Government instructors. (b) In 2007, the Government employed 600 instructors for the youth polytechnics who were deployed in the existing 750 youth polytechnics. Tangaratwet and Cheptarit Youth Polytechnics are among the youth polytechnics that received instructors. Tangaratwet Polytechnic received one instructor while Cheptarit received two instructors. Prior to the employment of the instructors by the Ministry, youth polytechnics had their own staff that were employed by the management committees of the various youth polytechnics. The Government has continued to top up grants to instructors who have been employed by the management committees in youth polytechnics in order to support them to meet their obligations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the tools and equipment support for the polytechnics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the year 2006/2007, requested the hon. Members to select or identify one youth polytechnic in their constituencies to benefit from the provision of tools and equipment. So far, 221 institutions in this country have benefitted with tools and equipment worth Kshs500,000. In Mosop Constituency, the institution that benefited was Cheptarit Youth Polytechnic. Because this was done during the Ninth Parliament, I have here a list of all the youth polytechnics that benefited for the Members to see. This will be availed later. Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the infrastructure of the youth polytechnics, the Ministry plans to partner with other stakeholders like the Members of Parliament, through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF), bursary schemes as well as income generating activities and other sources, including the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other development partners to develop one model youth polytechnic in every constituency. To this end, Members of Parliament are requested to give construction and equipping of such polytechnics a priority. Finally, through the African Development Bank support, the Ministry will assist ten institutions across the country by putting up workshops, classrooms and hostels, connection to power and water supply, and ground upgrading so as to facilitate the development of sports. So far, I would like to say that we have not received requests from the two institutions in question, namely, Tangaratwet and Cheptarit regarding assistance in putting up classrooms and workshops. Once we receive that, although we do not have much money, we will consider the request, of course, depending on the availability of funds. I want to thank the hon. Members for the interest that they have shown in the activities of 2932 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 22, 2008 the Ministry. Yesterday---"
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