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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Melly",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 12849,
        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "On the expansion of TVET infrastructure, the Committee observed that the first phase that is constructing 60 teachers training institutes (TTIs) has been completed and the second phase is on course. However, there are few TTIs under phase one which is not 100 per cent complete due to challenges between the Ministry and the NG-CDF. Certain constituencies have not given out their Kshs10million or they have not connected to those areas. So, I want to urge this House and Members to do their part. The Ministry and the NG-CDF management need to coordinate to ensure that these projects are complete and operational. A conditional grant of Kshs2billion was allocated to counties to support the village polytechnics which this House approved under the Division of Revenue Act. This is the second financial year that the grant is being allocated and no impact has been felt on the ground, in terms of rehabilitating the village polytechnics. This is under the Division of Revenue and this House needs to note the impact of that even in the next Appropriations Bill. Going forward, this House needs to really evaluate whether we need to continue allocating these resources to county governments. As a Committee, we will embark on fact finding mission on selected counties to see how this allocation has been utilised and report back to the House. On university education, the Committee observed that most of the public universities are not well funded and are struggling to stay afloat or operational. This is a problem compounded by the criteria used to allocate resources. However, the Committee had to make very hard budget decisions to assist some of these affected universities. In fact, a number of universities have found it difficult to operate. Some of them cannot attract students because of the constraints they have. A thorough review of the funding criteria for universities is required. I think as we speak we have what we call the differentiated unit cost. As a country, we need to have a serious conversation on whether we require the many public universities in view of the constrained resources. The Committee also noted that some institutions such as the Commission for University Education (CUE) at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) are involved in income generating activities. However, some of their revenues have not been indicated in Appropriations-in-Aid. So, the Committee went ahead to reduce spending, especially in some of these agencies where they have not indicated how much they have collected in their A-in-A. That is part of the budget-making process. We also made a decision to reduce the budget for these two entities, especially the CUE and NACOSTI. The Committee having reviewed the budget for education sector, made a policy and a financial recommendation that the Ministry will pick up to ensure the intended outcomes of education are achieved. By the end of this year when the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results are released we will expect that the performance of students is going to reflect the expenditure in the sector. That is why we are asking the concerned to ensure that the teaching and the learning process going on is being supervised and implemented as intended. Also, this year, the Ministry has allocated enough funds for education, quality assurance sector, so that officers are able to move around noting very well that the society has become complex and a number of issues have risen. We are aware of what happened at one of our schools in Nairobi. That is why we are telling the leaders in this sector to ensure that they move around and provide the required resources and supervision for the schools. Also, on this is that for us to have quality education, we need to add more money to the TSC so that we recruit enough teachers for the 100 per cent transition and to also make sure that… The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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