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"content": "example, that same child will be able to compete with a child in Cavina one day when they meet, because the examination is the same. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as much as education is the most important weapon, we also need to be digital. We also need ICT to help us in research and moving forward in our schools and chambers. For example, I can tell you that the Kisii County Chambers is better than what we sit in here. It is automated and they are almost at a level that all counties need to be in. I believe that if we move towards connecting our counties, then we will not need to summon the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), for example. You can have a conference call with the CS and he will be able to respond to your questions more easily. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue is the school feeding programme. On this one, I think that the Senate will need to work with the Committee on Education, Information and Technology, because feeding is very important. We know that we cannot work in this Senate without food. What about that three year old child who leaves the house early in the morning to go to school? We need to find a way of establishing feeding programmes in all our counties, to encourage these children to go to school. Of course, each and every child will go to school knowing that they have left their mother’s house and blanket, but they will go and learn and eat. We picked out some alternatives or methods that could be used. I mentioned the one in Kisumu County, where the Governor was encouraging schools to have land where they can plant maize and vegetables, and then the school will be able to feed their children without any problem. Alternatively, the schools can ask parents to bring a tin of maize or unga and then the school can cook a collective meal for all the pupils. In this way, we will not have problems in attendance. We will also develop these children’s foundation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we noticed that in Kisii and Nyamira counties, there was a problem of low performance in KCPE and KCSE. It is our responsibility, as leaders and community, to motivate these children. Feeding is good motivation. Secondly, we should find a way of rewarding these students when they do well. We should find out why they are failing and many are not registering. The other day, I discovered that there are headmasters who stop children from registering, because of either being weak or they got into problems when other pupils were revising. These are things that we, as a Committee, need to look into. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to village polytechnics, for example, if you went to Kibos Primary, then Kibos Secondary and finally to Kibos Polytechnic, we tend to feel that this is associated with inferior quality of education. We want to encourage the Senators and leaders to rebrand the polytechnics, so that students are attracted to them because they have a way of boosting our economy."
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