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"speaker_name": "Suna West, Independent",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Masara",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this particular Motion brought by Hon. Wambugu. It is very important for every person who has attained a KCSE certificate to get placed somewhere. If he or she misses the opportunity to join university, the TTI should be in place to accommodate them. Through this, we are going to reduce the rate of crime in this country by giving young people the opportunity to contribute to the economy of this country. My only concern is that this country needs to take issues seriously. Currently, 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school is facing a lot of challenges. Many schools admitted many students, but the Government is giving very little in terms of infrastructure fund which at times comes very late. For example, in my constituency, there is a school, which was a single stream before the policy of 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school was introduced called Nyagumbo Girls’ Secondary School. After the policy was implemented, the school has three streams. For the last two years, the school has been given one classroom by the Ministry of Education. Therefore, I encourage the Members of this House to do our legislative work by checking on the Executive concerning the policies that are in place. Coming back to the actual Motion, implementing the policy of 100 per cent transition from secondary school to tertiary institutions will enable the current TTIs to get students. These students, at the end of their time in TTIs, will contribute to the development of our economy. Therefore, after passing this Motion, we must look for funds to equip the TTIs and vocational training colleges, so that by the time the students graduate, they are well equipped to join the job market. We also need to create more job creators than job seekers. By taking people to tertiary colleges, I believe many of them will create enough jobs for others unlike the current situation where every youth is struggling to be employed in offices, which are also limited. In my constituency, there is a very old vocational training college called Kibabii Polytechnic, which is under-equipped. The land is very small. There are no teachers. Those who graduate from this polytechnic may not fit well into the job market. In consultation with the Senate, we need come up with a policy that all county governments should invest heavily in terms of equipment and personnel in polytechnics, so that we can equip our young people and prepare them for the future. My constituency is one of those that are going to benefit from TTI at a place called Piny Oyie. I believe with such a policy, many people from around that place, in places like Kiribe, Manyera, Kitabai, Machicha, Bondo and the entire Suna West, will get opportunity to be trained in the institution. Having said that, as a country, we need to start investing locally by involving those who have money, experience or such business which can accommodate the youth. They should be given opportunity to be in management boards and add value through their experiences in the particular area of tertiary colleges. I have realised with a lot of concern that some of the people who are appointed to these institutions do not have the interest of the community at heart. They are just being given the opportunity to be there because they are educated. We need to look keenly. If we appoint people who are already in such businesses or kind of colleges, they will The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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