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    "id": 839647,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I congratulate the distinguished Senator for Uasin Gishu for bringing this Motion. However, because of the constraints of time, I will be very brief. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have a serious shortage of skills in this country. I remember that three years ago, a company that was undertaking the construction of a highway from Eldoret to Malaba wanted to recruit drivers for earthmovers and bulldozers. Surprisingly, in the whole of my county extending up to here in Eldoret, Kitale and Kakamega, they could not get anybody. Drivers are available, but they are not technically trained and equipped to drive earth moving equipment and those heavy equipment. Madam Temporary Speaker, I visited South Africa a year ago and I found them importing welders, fitters and other technicians from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and India to do their work. Africa is now growing and we need skills. Therefore, in the process of approving this Motion, I want the Mover, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, to consider the following, one, that, perhaps starting a polytechnic in each location is a bit too ambitious. We probably should think of one polytechnic in every ward; or maybe two serious polytechnics in every constituency. This is because if we start a polytechnic in every 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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