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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to make my contribution on this very important Motion which has been ably moved by the Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. This morning we went round this county inspecting conditions of these institutions that squarely under the docket of the Senate. The promotion of these institutions is very important because many of our youth are not employed. They lack the necessary skills to be absorbed in the job market. Many of them are loitering in our villages and centres because of lack of employment. The importance of having these TIVET in our villages is cost effective. There will be no boarding facilities. Food will not be an issue because students will be operating from their homes. Therefore, we should establish many TIVETs as possible in our counties. They will help us reduce unemployment which is currently a very big problem in our country. I support this Motion because the moment our youth are trained and equipped with necessary skills, crime rates will greatly reduce in our country. For example, skilled youth like mechanics and other artisans do not engage themselves in crime. They are busy working throughout the day. It is those who are not skilled and are loitering around over the places who are culpable of committing crime. Many of our boda boda cyclists lack the necessary training to handle their motorbikes. We know most of them cause accidents on our roads. I want to laud most of the counties that have introduced mass trainings of their cyclists. In fact, when we visited the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) we were told that Uasin Gishu County has been taking most of their boda boda cyclists to be trained in the garage. That has greatly reduced accidents in this county. To reduce the risks, people must have skills. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most of the people who are working now must have obtained the skills. As I mentioned earlier, if we encourage training in our counties, we will reduce crime and accidents. Out of my experience as an educationist, the challenges that have been facing in these vocational training is the attitude towards them. We normally encourage pupils in primary school to excel in their examinations so that they may go to national schools or district secondary schools. However, if they fail to go to secondary school, they are taken to the local polytechnic. We, as leaders, must encourage our children to have a positive attitude toward these institutions. They are not for the failures. It is, in fact, a strategy and immediate way of getting employment. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is another problem that is affecting enrolment in these training centres. The Government has provided capitation of Kshs30,000 for these institutions. For anyone who enrols the school fees is Kshs56,000, but the Government provides Kshs30,000 capitation to all students. If we go to Eldoret Polytechnic, the RVTTI and any other in this country, the Government provides Ksh30,000. The student remains with a balance of Ksh20,000 which he can get from the HELB. As I speak here, the Government provides a HELB loan of Kshs40,000 to students in TTIs. When one gets Kshs30,000 plus a HELB of ksh40,000, it totals to Kshs70,000. The fees required is Kshs56,000. 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."
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