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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "I will start with the resolution on the establishment of girls’ boarding schools in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), by Hon. Dukicha. We have engaged the Cabinet Secretary for Education and we are still pursuing the matter. In the 2013/2014 Financial Year, eight boarding schools were established in Wajir, Kajiado, Lamu, Kwale, West Pokot and Homa Bay counties, benefitting 551 girls. In the 2014/2015 Financial Year, we had 26 boarding primary schools, benefiting 1,399 girls, and 17 girls’ boarding secondary schools were upgraded to national standards in various ASAL counties, and 10 girls’ boarding secondary schools were established for upgrading. On the resolution on the establishment of the National Youth Council by Hon. Zuleikha Juma, so far, the National Youth Council is operational and a budget of Kshs34.2 million has been allocated annually since 2014. The Committee is still following up and monitoring progress for full operationalisation of the National Youth Council. On the resolution on review of terms of Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) in ASALs, we have engaged the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and visited various counties. So far, we have found out that the Ministry has begun vetting of reserve officers in West Pokot and Lamu counties. The Cabinet Secretary is due to appear before the Committee to give a full roadmap on the implementation of the resolution. On the establishment of a disaster management authority by Hon. Tiya Galgalo, we have a draft Disaster Management Bill presented to the Cabinet in May 2015, and a Disaster Management Policy is also with the Cabinet. However, as things stand right now, I am aware of a Private Member’s Bill by Hon. Tiya Galgalo on the same. We will deal with whichever comes first before the House. On the resolution on the establishment of a unified identification system, we have engaged the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. So far, an Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS) is in place and the process of linking that system to counties is ongoing. The CS is due to give us a report on the full operationalization of that system. On the resolution on measures to ensure eligible Kenyans are duly registered and issued with national identity cards, our engagement with the CS says that introduction of mobile registration centres is ongoing. Deployment of additional 205 staff during the 2014/15 Financial Year was provided for. The CS indicated that they will be using Huduma Centres for that exercise. The introduction of the IPRS system will also aid in the registration. We have called on the CS to give us the actual numbers of registered Kenyans per county as we stand right now. The CS will be here to give us that report and we will report back to the House in due course. On the resolution on the renaming and upgrading of Kitale Technical Institute to a full university by Hon. Chris Wamalwa, we have engaged the CS for Education, Science and Technology. Hon. Wamalwa has been party to this. As we stand right now, the Committee has noticed that the upgrading of the Technical and Vocational Educational and Training Act has begun. We are pursuing the immediate renaming of the institution which does not require a lot of procedure. We shall report back to the House on that in due course. On the resolution that the Government shifts attention from the development of nuclear energy to green or renewable energy, this is one resolution that has put us in a quagmire as a Committee. Our engagement with the CS for Energy and Petroleum indicates that the Government has made various milestones towards the establishment of nuclear energy in Kenya, whereas the resolution before the House is to the effect that we should move away from nuclear The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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