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    "id": 968318,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Therefore, the Committee was able to get following commitments from the institutions named above- (1) The Central Bank of Kenya will work towards enabling first time job seekers to get free initial clearance from the Credit Reference Bureaus (CRB). You know that if you borrow and default on Kshs20 or Kshs 50 you are blacklisted by the money lenders through the CRB. (2) The DCI is willing to offer the clearance certificate for free once he gets funding from Parliament. This is very important because one has to pay Kshs1,000 to get the Certificate of good conduct. Therefore, I want ask my colleagues that let us assist the DCI to get money so that young people do not have to pay an amount of Kshs1,000 which is very costly for the Certificate of good conduct. This is because they are looking for a job and they do not have money. (3) The EACC and the HELB will lower their cost of clearance once they digitize their systems from early next year. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee in response to the Petitioners’ prayers directs the County Public Service Boards across the 47 counties to follow the example of the Public Service Commission and request for clearance certificates from successful applicants only. You can imagine looking for the Certificate of good conduct, EACC clearance, CRB clearance and many other clearances before applying for a job yet you are not sure that you will get that job. You end up spending your hard-earned cash to get the Certificate of good conduct. The County Public Service Boards across the 47 county governments should make sure that they operate like the Public Service Commission such that when I apply for a job, for example, in Kisumu County, where you come from, I do not need to look for clearances until and unless I am successful. This is will ensure that when incurring the cost of looking for the clearance, there is value for money. You can imagine looking for the clearance yet you are not sure of being shortlisted. The Committee also directs the relevant institutions to carry out public sensitization programmes to enhance citizen awareness. That is why when somebody is looking for a Certificate of good conduct, sometimes they do not even know the amount. Some people might end up paying more than the Kshs1,000 because of intimidation in the case where their finger prints had been taken before. I want to thank the Senators in the Committee of Labour and Social Welfare led by my Chairman Sen. Sakaja and the different agencies that appeared before the Committee for their support. We want to ensure that young people will no longer incur costs on account of clearance when looking for job opportunities. There are so many challenges that young people in this country face. We should try and minimize them. We should assist them as they tarmac looking for opportunities like tenders and employment. My parting shot is that I want to call upon the Senate to assist us in this report and also direct various agencies to zero in on the cost of clearances. We want a situation whereby any young person in this country can obtain a certificate of good conduct free of charge. The same should apply to the EACC, HELB and CRB. We need clearance to be 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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