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    "content": "THAT, aware that the informal sector constitutes an important component of the economic activities and development process in Kenya representing about 82.7% of employment in the country; further aware that the workers in the informal sector engage in commercial activities outside the realm of the formally established mechanisms since there is no clear policy framework in place to regulate their operations by the Government; noting that most workers in the informal sector acquire skills and knowledge mainly through apprenticeships but have no access to technical skills upgrading as many lack requisite academic certificates; recognising that apprenticeship in the informal economy represents the main road map to skills development in most developing countries and appreciating that the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) through its training centers in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Athi River plays an important role in industrial training targeting workers in the formal and informal sector; this House urges the Government to establish suitably located and facilitated training and testing centers in every constituency to assess the experience and competence of the apprenticed workers particularly in the informal sector and consider putting in place mechanisms to have them awarded with certificates based on their competencies and acquired skills."
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