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    "id": 377619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1909,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I come from an area that has a huge population that is not able to support the cost of education past the primary school level. In fact, in Kipipiri, you find that the transition rate, even of going to second school is just about 49 per cent. This means that half the pupils who sit for primary school examination at Standard Eight do not go anywhere. We are working very hard on it, but the history is that there are very many youths out there who may be beyond going to secondary school and have nowhere else to go. We do not have many polytechnics there. We are trying to establish some and an attempt to open one in Wanjohi in Kipipiri this year failed basically because parents could not afford the necessary fees to start that new polytechnic. This Motion is timely and should be supported. Looking at the bursary structure, it is given to secondary school students. It is also given to university students who also get the HELB, but nobody remembers those poor youths. An orphan is supported in secondary school, but he leaves, he is not able to join a polytechnic or any other tertiary college because there is no money to fund him. Together with the Motion that we passed recently where the youths should also be given loans to start small businesses, the Uwezo Fund and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, it is possible for these people to change the fortunes of this country, turn them around and start serious cottage industries. In Kipipiri, whenever we try to come up with a new building, we have to go looking for artisans and masons from outside. This is basically because the polytechnics are not active. They are not functional because of lack of money. Secondly, we do not have people who are trained. So, I support this Motion. Looking at the Constitution, village polytechnics are under the county governments. My advice and position would be that we establish an outfit with a national outlook to fund this training. The money is going to trickle down to the constituencies. I support this Motion and wish to say that it is timely."
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