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    "content": "One challenge that is coming up clearly is the qualification of the technical personnel working in the counties. We have an acute shortage of the technical people in the counties to the extent that even the designs given for houses, buildings, schools and roads are not adequately analyzed because of the calibre of staff found in the counties. I was surprised when I visited one construction site where the contractor was using draft drawings. The draft drawings are very dangerous. It means that the contractor will have to use guesswork and the work will not be done to the required standards. This calls upon the national Government to make sure that qualified people are appointed on the ground. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one issue that was very prominent is the management of primary and secondary schools. The infrastructure and equipment in these schools is a very big issue. The national Government should not pretend to be holding on to something that they have not been doing. They have never build primary schools, except the two that were given during the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) where it was said that they will build two schools in every county. Today in the morning when we sat down with Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization---"
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