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    "id": 721879,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As the Memorandum to this Bill says, this Bill is just to make minor amendments. However, if you look at this Bill closely, you will realize that some of the proposed amendments, in my view, would have been taken elsewhere. I am aware that there is the Jakoyo Midiwo Bill on betting. I was just wondering why proposed amendments on betting could not be accommodated there. But I guess there has to be a good reason for that. I just want to make a few comments. I am of the view that the proposed amendment to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act, 2017 is a good one. This will avoid the clashes that have been there. You have seen, for example, clashes between the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) and KUCCPS. KMTC clearly states that enrolment into KMTC is the work of the KMTC Board. So, in my view, this is a good amendment. There have also been a lot of complaints particularly on specialized courses like engineering. I do not know whether it is because of lack of capacity or otherwise that KUCCPS has ended up placing students in colleges where they do not merit. I believe that by proposing to amend the TVET Act, 2013 to include institutions to be established under individual Acts of Parliament, we are going to correct those errors. Finally, the proposal to amend the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 to require the Secretary of the Review Board to notify the Attorney-General whenever a request for a review is filed, is important. The legal implication of the review may be made clear to both the person requesting the review and the person to be reviewed. 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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