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    "id": 839619,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Mover of this Motion, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. In order to put the records straight, as the then Minister for Technical Training and Applied Technology, I was given the first responsibility in 1988 to set up the youth polytechnics and Technical Training Institutes (TTI) one of which was the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute. One of the biggest headaches that we had at that time was that it was difficult for our school leavers to go to a job that would dirty their clothes; a job where they did not have a tie and a suit. Therefore, they were unwilling to go to those places. If you remember, during the vertical mobility of some of these students, it was very difficult to get everybody because their transition rates was below 40 per cent which we later raised up to something like 93 per cent or 75 per cent to be precise. We are talking about youth who are in millions. We are talking about youth who may not have the opportunity to advance beyond Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE). We are talking about youths who may not have the opportunity to translate to the university education beyond the secondary level. Therefore, it was necessary that we put structures in place. Not many youths have the predilection of going for upward mobility particularly in the academic line. There are those who are imbued with certain talents that are essential and all we need to do is to develop them. That is why the youth polytechnics became a novel for every one of us. 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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