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    "id": 448634,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Bett",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kimaru Bett",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which establishes an Authority to co-ordinate development of policies on national qualifications. I want to say that our communities are investing heavily in education. Others are even sending their children outside the country. There is pressure to expand teaching and learning institutions; that is secondary schools, tertiary institutions and universities. People are really struggling to increase their chances of promotion and employment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is through this Bill that most of the challenges we have been facing have been addressed, especially on situations in various institutions. Whenever they have vacancies, they insist on requirement for certain qualifications from recognized institutions. You will realize that, in most cases, determination of whether an applicant’s academic qualifications are from a recognized institution is, in most cases, prone to abuse. In most cases, it is the panel which decides whether such documents are from recognized institutions or not. That is what this Bill will assist us in determining. This Bill will assist in addressing the marginalization, shelving and discrimination practices that we have had over the years. It will bring standardization and uniformity. The envisaged Authority will be tasked to co-ordinate and standardize the sector because, currently, most of our universities and colleges are heavily borrowing programmes from overseas colleges and institutions. Before learners enroll for such programmes, first and foremost, they must have confidence in the programmes they are enrolling for and they should also have confidence in the institutions they are joining. It is true that with this Bill, confidence will be built. That is because it will assist in providing the necessary standardization and uniformity across the region. With those remark, I support this Bill."
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