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    "id": 453367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker, I rise to second this Bill - the Kenya Qualifications Framework Bill, 2013. This has come at the right time. It is, in fact, very appropriate. It comes soon after the passage of the new Constitution. So, it is well aligned with the new Constitution. The body that is intended to be created pursuant to this Bill - once it is passed - will act as a regulatory body in the style of my own former regulatory body which I headed - the Communications Commission of Kenya. But this one will be working towards setting the standards for qualifications in this country. As you are aware, a number of institutions and bodies have made attempts to set qualification standards in this country. For instance, the institute of Certified Chartered Accountants and that of the secretaries too, together with the Law Society of Kenya, operate a qualification system called ‘Continuous Legal Education’ where it accredits members of the legal profession on an annual basis, so that you can be licensed for the subsequent year. That body will regulate all the institutions and bodies which set qualification standards in this country. This particular Bill and the institution that will be created here will ensure that merit is not only rewarded, but acknowledged and recognized in this country. It should be in a way that meets the standards of education nationally and globally. This will also be providing criteria in setting out qualifications by all the bodies or institutions that have sought to create and come up with qualifications criteria in their own professions. Hon. Speaker, as you know, education is very important. A number of training institutions are providing qualification standards. So, those institutions will go a long way in creating those qualification criteria in which every institution will be represented."
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