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    "content": "Constitution. I want to urge the Members in the Jubilee Coalition to stop being nervous about the mention of the words “auditing the Constitution.” My brother here is a professor of law and knows that world over, if you read comparative constitutional history, every new Constitution is subjected to a public audit within two or three years, to find out where it works and where it does not; where it works well and where it did not work well. This will ensure that the nuts and bolts are tightened; to have a real good Constitution. It has been done in India, United States of America (USA), where we keep quoting, and many other places. The other function of the county education board shall be to oversee the establishment, operations, management of public and private youth polytechnics, homecraft centers, pre-primary, primary, secondary schools, any other institutions of basic education and training operating in the county and the implementation of projects and programs in collaboration with county governments and other stakeholders. Honestly, if this is what you want them to do, then, why do you want them to be appointed by a Cabinet Secretary sitting in Nairobi? Why can the governor not do it? If they will do localized work, there is no need for somebody sitting in Nairobi and imposing people on the counties. Another function of the board shall be to establish and maintain a disaggregated databank on learners, teachers, all service providers, institution of basis education and training in the counties. This, again, is information that should be readily available in management of schools in TSC and Ministry representatives. My distinguished colleague, the Senate Majority Leader, had asked me that he wants to dispose of another Bill, but I will exhaust my full hour on this Bill. Let us step down this Bill. Let him move what he wants to move, I will collaborate with him to see it through. When we come back to this Bill, then I will exhaust the remainder of my time and wait to continue on Tuesday, next week. I do not want to be constrained because this is a Bill which has consequences on some of the issues in the counties. I hope the copy of the HANSARD will be given to the Committee for them to look what we have said and see if it makes sense to them."
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