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    "content": "training that they should be given and more so, the type of teachers and who should be sitting in the boards of management. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I look at Clause 3 which gives the Objects and Purposes of this Act, it says:- “3(a) – the Objects are to provide a framework for the establishment of a comprehensive early childhood development and education system by the county governments”. Not anybody can just decide to start an institution. There must be a procedure and a programme on how to start an institution and the type of materials to be provided. There is also need to provide for a framework of establishment of the necessary infrastructure to support the provision of quality education in the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you remember, across the country, most ECDE centres also known as nursery schools are church-based; they are sponsored by churches while some are sponsored by the national Government. They are built alongside primary schools. Some of the ECDE centres are built by NGOs. Therefore, this Bill will ensure that all nursery schools and the ECDE centres fall into one management in the county. There will be a board that will oversee that. The board will make sure that management of each ECDE centre is done by parents who should be vetted properly. Their qualifications should be known. That will be contrary to what happens where for one to be a member of the board, they must have a child in the school. That should not be the case because somebody can have a child but they know nothing about how to run an education system for the children. The Bill also stipulates that members of the County Executive Committee (CEC) be incorporated. There is a County Director of Education, but how do they relate with each other? Currently, if I am not wrong, you will find that most counties have not employed a director or somebody in charge of the ECDE. They think that the CEC should deal with everything. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, more budgetary allocations should be given. That can only be addressed if this Bill is looked into. This is because the Bill suggests that there should be a board. The board should have powers to plan and budget for the expenditure of the ECDE centres in order to expand them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was surprised at what has been happening in my county. The CEC in charge of education thinks that his business is to give small chairs to children in any function. Every weekend, he donates chairs. However, if you study it keenly, you will discover that he is aspiring to be elected as a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) in 2017. Therefore, the objective of what should be done has been lost totally. I was surprised by this. Regarding employment of teachers, you may find that anybody who finished Class Eight, Form Two or Form Four and he or she is a friend of the sitting governor or a CEC, is employed. This Bill will streamline and bring all those things together. This is because, at the moment, you may find somebody who just finished school has been"
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