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    "content": "It is our assumption that this Ksh2 billion has been allocated to rehabilitate polytechnics across the country. However, observations by many Senators was that there is no balance as far as the village polytechnics are concerned in our counties. Some sub counties have village polytechnics while others do not. As we looked at this, we asked ourselves; What will some of these counties rehabilitate? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was our considered opinion that, firstly, the allocation meant for rehabilitation needs an expansion beyond establishment and equipping of polytechnics. Even with these funds allocated to the counties, some of them will prioritise water and roads. Therefore, village polytechnic always becomes the victim. Again, this was an observation shared by various counties in this country. Many governors did not prioritise rehabilitation of polytechnics. They had other urgent priorities to put in place during the five years they were in the office. We expect them in the second five years to help the Jubilee administration to realise its big four agenda as well as initiate other projects in their counties. We are happy with this village polytechnic agenda because it does touch on one of the big four. That is the industrialisation sector which is the future creator of jobs. I urge hon. Senators to take stock in their own counties to see whether our observations were correct. A number of locations in the sub counties do not have polytechnics. We proposed that beyond rehabilitation, there is a need to equip the existing village polytechnics in our counties. Many of them have classrooms without equipment. With those few remarks, I support."
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