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    "id": 448539,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’Eruaki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1576,
        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. It is very important because this is going to bring a kind of order, and bring to focus qualifications. We have a number of institutions that are offering various qualifications. So, it is high time we had a framework that will give guidance on how to consider various qualifications. One of the objectives of this Bill is to establish the Kenya Qualifications Authority and the standards for recognizing various qualifications. This Bill will give an opportunity to all Kenyans---Qualifications for various jobs will be based on the competence of the individual member and not only on papers. This is an opportunity to support those with TIVET and polytechnics. It is also the basis for qualification at the level of competence of individual members. This creates a possibility for hon. Members who have qualifications to be recognized; the recognition will not be only on the basis of papers but also on the basis of how one can perform the task he is entrusted with. This kind of framework is going to bring enable ability to be vetted; it will be possible for somebody to be recognized for what the have a distinct competence or ability to accomplish. So, I support this because it is going to have an authority that will have the role of co-ordinating and supervising development of policies on national qualifications. This will develop the framework for how we accredit bodies. At the moment we have different bodies that award the various qualifications like KASNEB, KNEC and institutions like universities. So, this particular Bill provides for an authority that will be established to review the interrelationships between the various bodies and stakeholders. We will then come up with a structured way of identifying people and their competencies. This will also result in creating a database of various qualifications that we have at the national level. This will bring order in terms of competence and an opportunity to look at what is important, because we have people with papers but who are not competent for do anything. This body will bring sanity in the area of qualifications. This Bill also has a provision for people who are to be involved or are to participate in the governance of the authority. Again this will make Kenya competitive and people will value the understanding of what they do and the competence of individuals. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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