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    "content": "yet it is not said where the sitting allowance will come from. Surely, if it will come from the county government, as it should, then this is one of the best people who can give accurate information to the CEC member for finance in the county government. I propose that CEC member for education must sit as a member of the board. I want to support further by speaking to sub-clause 5 that attempts to introduce 25 A, which simply creates a board at the sub-county level. I want the same arguments that I have carried above to hold on this particular one so that in these ones, at the sub-county level, the appointments are even more directly concerning the county governor. Let us allow the county governor to assist, not by appointing but by nominating, and then the Cabinet Secretary can do the appointment. In sub-clause 4, there is the requirement that all members of the sub-county education board shall have a minimum qualification of secondary education certificate. I would not insist on a degree because of the challenges of education at that particular level of sub-county. I would propose that it should be somebody with at least a post-secondary certificate in education. We are talking about retired teachers, clinical officers, technicians, engineers and nurses. These are the people who will add value and be helpful. I also want to add two other members to the sub-county board. If the Member of Parliament, that is, the Senator and Member of the National Assembly are sitting on the county education board, there is everything to gain if you allow the Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) to sit. These are members who have direct access to parents and know about, for example, the children that you have spoken to in the first quartile, who could not qualify because of school fees challenges. These MCAs will add a lot of value. The Members of Parliament, like the Chair, who sat in the previous arrangement under the old Constitution, know that the councilors used to sit on these boards and they were adding value. I want to add a seventh member. The county government has to be represented on this board.We cannot have the Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ministry of Education alone because he will be bogged down. For example, in Kakamega County, there are twelve sub-counties. Therefore, it will be too much for one person. I propose that the person to sit there at this level to be the County Education Officer (CEO). It has been my pleasure to second this Motion. I want to conclude by congratulating the clerks of the National Assembly and the Senate for forwarding this Bill to us. It is clearly becoming apparent the Senate Leader of Majority that the turf wars that wasted so much of our time are starting to ebb away and that bicameralism is finally taking its route in legislation in this country. I strongly second the Bill."
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