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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gwendo",
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        "legal_name": "Joy Adhiambo Gwendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the chance to second this Motion even though it is very difficult to speak after my chairperson who has spoken very eloquently and given out the history of our Committee and detailed everywhere we went. I will just emphasize the recommendations that we made in the Report from the meetings that we had. Allow me to draw your attention to the meeting that we had at the Great Rift Valley Lodge with members of the executive committees from different counties in the country. Part of the issues we discussed was the rebranding of our polytechnics. From the visits we had, we noted that in the counties we have polytechnics, but students do not join the polytechnics because of the history and the name behind them; the village polytechnics. They feel like they are going to school in the village. When somebody goes to Chiga primary, Chiga Secondary and then Chiga Polytechnic in the rural area, he or she feels a villager. So, we advised the county executive committees to rebrand these polytechnics so that they are given a new name and then the people would have a new attitude towards the schools. We also advised the executive to sensitize the people on the importance of these polytechnics. ` Madam Temporary Speaker, when we visited Germany the other day, we appreciated the importance of polytechnics. They are a driving force behind most economies. We visited a polytechnic in Germany and you could not believe that it was a polytechnic. When we were informed of the fees being paid at the polytechnic, a common citizen could not afford. It is only companies that send their staff to those polytechnics to better their skills. In other words, you choose the people you need to work for you and take them to the polytechnics. From this experience, we encourage Senators to sensitize our people on the importance of polytechnics considering the times we are living in and also considering that not everybody is blessed with the same academic skills. For example, the Senate Minority Leader is a very good orator, probably, because he studied law and he is good at it. The other person may not be good in Mathematics, but is good in electronics. Such a person should be encouraged to go to a polytechnic to better their skills and get employed. So, our people should be encouraged to embrace the polytechnics as drivers of our economy. We also encouraged the county executive officers to start IT training programmes in their counties and establish what we call ICT champions. These are supposed to be people who champion policies on ICT in the county. They could be the MCAs and other people who understand ICT. They would then come up with ICT policies in the counties and champion things like fibre connection in the counties. In Kisumu County, the fibre connection cable passes right next to the building where the Governor is hosted, but it is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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