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    "id": 968317,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, therefore, there would be no need to tell the applicants to bring the copies yet the PSC normally does the work. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the County Public Service Boards (CPSB) and the County Assemblies County Service Boards follow the example of the PSC as the best practice and source for clearance directed from the Government agencies for successful applicants. (2) Ensure that all Government job applications are done for free. As far as the Committee is aware, the Government job applications are free of charge and costs are incurred when looking for clearances. That is why you pay Kshs1, 000 to get the Certificate of good conduct. Therefore, that one should be scrapped. The first recommendation by the Committee will automatically implement the Petitioners second prayer. (3) Ensure that the Government increases efforts to enhance the employment of youth including doing away of the 16 per cent of VAT on fuel to increase manufacturing in line with the presidential agenda on the Big Four. This requires an amendment to the Finance Act. Madam Temporary Speaker, even the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce noted that there is a high rate of unemployment in the country and, therefore, we should create more opportunities for young people. I see that my learned senior, Sen. Wako is agreeing with me, having been one of the authors of the BBI report. (4) Mandate the Government to focus on vocational training which is in line with Vision 2030 rather than academic degrees. The Government is already focusing on vocational and technical training by offering scholarships and loans through HELB. There are challenges in the uptake of courses and the Committee recommends that the HELB, together with other educational institutions, conduct a sensitization programme that will change the mindsets of the youth towards technical skills. Most young people think that to make it in life, you must have a degree. However, we are challenging and compelling the Government to give scholarships so that our young people can go to TVET institutions and acquire skills. The radical proposal is that we need to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 55 years. This requires a policy shift so that we allow many people to retire at the age of 55 when they are still productive and the young people can enter into the job market early. I know it is not sustainable for the Government because they will need a lot of money for ex gratia payment to send the retiring employees home. However, we are recommending as a Committee that we need to look at these issues and ensure that we reduce the retirement age. The Committee met with the Petitioners together with the following institutions- 1. The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB); 2. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC); 3. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA); 4. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI); 5. The Public Service Commission and (PSC); and, 6. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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