{"id":722553,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/722553/?format=json","text_counter":254,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Karaba","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":232,"legal_name":"Daniel Dickson Karaba","slug":"daniel-karaba"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I am doing. During that time, Nairobi was named as a centre for multi-sectoral regional office where quite a number of other countries which I have cited would be involved. That includes Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Comoros, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan and Somalia. While the Committee was there, we were able to make quite a number of observations including when the laptops are to be given to schools, it is necessary to involve the teachers so that they may have the capacity to deliver what is necessary and relevant to the pupils. We also noted that teachers should be promoted on technical education and vocational training so that they can create employment and opportunities for the nation’s ever increasing population so that we can handle the technical education that is relevant according to UNESCO. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it was also noted that education is a very critical tool in curbing violent extremism. We therefore recommend that education against extremism should be included in the curriculum. Generally, we noted that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology should work with UNESCO to organise a programme to train teachers on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and this should integrated in the education system. Therefore, every person trained on education should also have computer skills. We should also have a policy on the laptop project in Kenya where we will be able to track the implementation. It should not be done haphazardly. The laptop project should take a process instead of having it done in some schools. Before it is done, there should be a process which will consider the implementation of this project in terms of sustainability. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee also noted that they should integrate age appropriate comprehensive sexual education into the curriculum. We should have sexual education taught or integrated into the curriculum. Therefore, there should be adequate resources in the budget for partially technical education and vocational skills. The education budgetary allocation should make sure that the money is enough to cater for technical education and vocational skills so that education is seen to be a brief by all. The national government should consider devolving infrastructure; buildings and the likes and development funds for primary and secondary schools to counties. With that, the Committee was satisfied with the development that was taking place in UNESCO. We interacted quite a lot with the other members. UNESCO has three bodies; the general conference, the executive board and the secretariat. Kenya was able to interact with all the three UNESCO bodies. This is a bi-annual conference which is held after every two years. Normally, the Senate and the National Assembly attend because it is good for us. We are grateful that the Senate provided our Committee with the necessary facilitation for the two of us to travel to Paris and as a result came up with this report. It is important to note that more of these interactions should be encouraged so that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"}