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    "id": 373411,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also stand to support the Motion. One thing that we must realise in this country is that there is a very big gap between the technically trained people and degree holders. Most parents opt to take their children to the university level. As it has already been said, some of the degrees may not add much value as compared to technical training. Let us take the example of Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree. I am not saying that BA is a lesser degree but in the technical market today, and given the fact that we want to actualise Vision 2030, it is very important that the Government puts in place village polytechnics. The village polytechnics can be enhanced so that they can give our children who complete Fourth Form, further training. Right now, if we take my county, for example; I understand that most of our technical people come from as far as Uganda, because there is a serious shortage of technically trained young people in the areas of masonry, electrical, mechanical works, civil works, plumbing and carpentry. If we improve our technical colleges or our village polytechnics, we can cut the cost of training because most of the village polytechnics are within the reach of students. Most of the students can manage. If they go to train far away from home, then accommodation also becomes a problem. So, I support the Motion and urge the Mover to make it a little bit wider and have a bigger scope, so that some of these things can even be instilled so that it becomes a continuous process. For example, for those who did A-Level, there was a stage when students were forced to go for three months training at the National Youth Service (NYS). It can also be a continuation from Form Four to accommodate those who cannot make it directly to the university. It can be made a rule, so that everybody gets some training. As of now, there are lots of school dropouts with no training at all. We are not going to achieve much if we do not give our young people some form of training. Even if we talk of businesses, we will not achieve much if we do not give our young people basic training. It is very important that we give the youth some basic training. It can be expounded to cover the technical courses as well as basic training like catering. Our"
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