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    "content": "will find that some children are not able to proceed to secondary schools and even sometimes to secondary schools because the parents lack fees. Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes they cannot proceed because they are not academically endowed. Not everyone must go through the academic line. We must learn to nurture talents. Some people may not go through academics but they are very good in blue collar jobs. Some do well in masonry yet they have not gone through engineering course. Even some hair dressers, welders and mechanics are just gifted in that line of career. There is need for us to nurture these kind of people. That is the essence of the competency based curriculum. We need to nurture talent. We have been visiting special schools in Uasin Gishu. We stopped at Kapsoya School for the Deaf, I challenge the County Government of Uasin Gishu because they do not have a secondary school for the deaf. I sympathised with those children. I was heartbroken. I asked myself, where do these children go after finishing class eight? Even as we talk of youth polytechnics, let us also remember children with disabilities who need to be in polytechnics. I say so because most of the time, we have left children with disabilities behind. It is time, as a Senate, we remember that in whatever we do, we must include a disability perspective. We should not leave them to suffer. Children with disabilities also need that component. It is important to have youth polytechnics in all the 47 counties. Even where there is a youth polytechnic, there must be a special unit that will address disability. This is a noble Motion that should not just go like that. It should translate to a Bill. I say this because it addresses devolution and the counties. Our Senate is keen on counties. There are some youths who complete Standard Eight and after that, they have nowhere to go. If they have nowhere to go, eventually, they will become idle. What happens when youths are idle? They will turn into evil things which are not good for this nation. They will get into drug abuse and other unpleasant activities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have to redeem this nation and ensure that we make use of our youths who are talented. Not everyone can excel in academics. We should tap talent. Youth polytechnics can create training for them and, eventually, they will get jobs. Job creation is important for our youth. Youth polytechnics can help us to create jobs. Even as we talk about the youth polytechnics, there is need to ensure that they are fully funded and fledged. They should have full capacity; human resource and trainers on the payroll of county governments. Coming up with the polytechnics without trainers is not enough. That would be unfair. In addition, the polytechnics must have proper infrastructure. We must invest in them. We must embrace our youth, we must embrace our people. We do not want to lose any one of our youth. We also have to nurture and appreciate blue collar jobs. Not everyone can be in the office. Also, people in the blue collar jobs can be very productive members of our country. Everyone in this country must contribute to its development. We have to ensure that we embrace everyone, including, the youth and Persons with Disabilities (PWDS). I strongly support this Motion which has been moved by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. My prayer is that this Motion should translate to a Bill. I thank you for the opportunity."
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