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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Kibunguchy",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Wamalwa Kibunguchy",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, youth and unemployment is a big problem in this country. No wonder when you look at the manifestos of CORD and Jubilee, you will see that the priorities for both groups are jobs creation. Research has shown that most of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) collapse in their third year of operation because of lack of training. Training is very critical as far as success of any business enterprise is concerned. As the hon. Member puts it, when you look at Vision 2030, under the social pillar, you will see that the Government emphasizes on capacity building. In global business right now we have a lot of challenges, including the ever changing consumer trends and competition, arising from liberalisation. So, in order for our youth to start any meaningful business, training is very critical. Unfortunately, talking of the training levy, this levy is normally paid to the training service providers. Unfortunately, the training service providers that we have in this country are quacks. If you look at their competences, in terms of training, you will see that they are wanting. As we move forward, it is also important that before any payment is done from the training levy, we ensure that the training service providers have the relevant competences. We have the Association of Professional Society of East Africa (APSEA) and the Professional Trainers Association of Kenya (PTAK). It has been a requirement that before you access any training levy money, you must be a member of PTAK. It does not matter whether you are in the security industry or the driving school business. This encourages training service providers to register and be members of PTAK. Hon. Speaker, I am saying this because sometime back, we spent a lot of money on some organisations for people to be trained but those people were quacks. So, in terms of delivery so as to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the trained persons, it is zero. It is negating the idea. So, mine is also to encourage that the training service providers be inspected, so that the training they provide can add value as far as the success of any business is concerned. No one has a monopoly of knowledge. The global trend shows that things have been changing. This country can move forward through SMEs. It is a noble idea that before the youth start up any business using the youth fund and the women fund that the Jubilee Government has talked about, they are, first and foremost, trained. They must be trained before the funds are given to them. This will enhance returns on investment. If we just allow them to go in and we give them the funds, it is going to be wastage. Therefore, I urge the Mover, who was actually my student at the university, to move quickly and come up with a Bill that will take this Motion to the next level. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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