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"speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is currently establishing technical training institutes across the country as follows:- Eight new technical training institutes are being constructed in collaboration with the African Development Bank. These are:- Siala in Migori, Aldai in Nandi County, Bureti in Kericho County, Mukurweini in Nyeri County, Wajir Technical Training Institute in Wajir County, Tseikuru in Kitui County, Dodoma Technical Institute in Kilifi County and Butere Technical Training Institute in Kakamega. We also have five new technical training institutes (TTIs) which are fully funded by the Government as follows:- (i) Ekerubo-Gaitai TTI in Nyamira County; (ii) Bondo TTI in Siaya County; (iii) Karumo TTI in Meru; (iv) Mitunguu TTI in Meru; and, (v) North Rift TTI in Baringo East Pokot. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also have eight campuses of existing institutions which have been established. They are:- (i) Mandera, under the Kenya Polytechnic College (ii) Kwale, under the Mombasa Polytechnic University College; (iii) Marsabit, under the Kenya Technical Training College (KTTC); (iv) Narok, under the KTTC; (v) Ziwa, under the Eldoret Polytechnic; (vi) Bomet, under the Eldoret Polytechnic; and, (vii) Turkana, under the Kisumu Polytechnic; Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also expected that in this financial year, the remaining nine counties without technical training institutes will be taken care of. They are Isiolo County, Tharaka-Nithi County, West Pokot County, Samburu County, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Laikipia County, Laikipia County, Tana River County and Lamu County. For these nine, I have written to the Members of Parliament and I really expect them to expedite the allocation of land. This is because once you have completed those, then all counties in this country will have been allocated, at least, one technical training institute. Then, we will consider other applications for round two. (b) The Ministry’s policy on upgrading institutions under his purview to offer degree programmes requires that these institutions retain their original mandate. This is the case with the Kenya Polytechnic University College, which continues to offer diploma programmes alongside degree programmes. The same applies to Rongo which was upgraded recently. It will continue to offer diploma training programmes and so will Kirinyaga and Murang’a which were also upgraded in the last few months. The Kenya Polytechnic College is already aligned to offer degree and diploma programmes. I would also like to mention that in the case of Kenya Science Teachers Training College being aligned to the Kenya Polytechnic University College, the two of them are actually under the same university, that is, the University of Nairobi. What the University of Nairobi did in Kenya Science Teachers College is that they had gone into training of degree"
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