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"content": "education and training. During the period under consideration, the Committee conducted the following business- (a) Committee meetings - The Committee held four sittings. In one of the meetings, the Committee considered the 2025 Budget Policy Statement, education sector priorities and recommended, among other things, a conditional grant to counties for the school feeding programme in Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centers so as to improve enrollment of learners. (b) Bills - There were no Bills referred to the Committee during this period. (c) Legislative proposals - There were no legislative proposals referred to the Committee during this period. (d) Petitions - Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee moved a Motion for adoption of the reports on the following two petitions concluded by the Committee- (a) Petition concerning the discrimination by Teacher Service Commission on payment of hardship allowances and enhanced house allowance to some teachers in Kilifi County; and, (b) Petition on discrimination of payment of hardship allowance to some teachers in Taita-Taveta County. To address the concerns raised in the two petitions, the Committee recommended, among other things, that the Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Deliverance Management prepares and submits an appropriate policy and statutory instrument on identification and designation of hardship areas. (b) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee is undertaking an inquiry on the status of implementation of ECDE and technical and county vocational education and training policies in the country. In conducting this inquiry, the Committee invited governors of respective county governments to meetings to respond to issues sought by the Committee. Thereafter, we undertook county visits to oversight the status of implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Vocational Training Centres (VTCs). During the reporting period, the Committee has so far met with the governors of Kajiado, Nyeri, Trans Nzoia and Kitui counties. We also undertook county visits to inspect ECDE and VT Centres in Machakos and Kajiado counties. From preliminary findings, the Committee noted that county governments are implementing ECDE and VTC policies in an uncoordinated manner. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the Committee processed 17 Statements sought under Standing Order No.53 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders. The Committee is currently processing 45 statements and intends to conclude them in the next quarter. The status of the pending statements at the time of reporting is attached to this Statement, and I will table it to this House. Regarding parliamentary diplomacy, the Committee undertook a learning visit to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) and East and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) in Arusha, Tanzania, in January, 2025. These visits were undertaken in an effort to enhance regional integration of the East African Community (EAC)."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "The Committee is currently considering a resolution of the Senate on the State of the Nation Address. The Committee was tasked to liaise with the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders with a view to resolving the following three issues- (a) Concerns raised regarding Junior Secondary School (JSS) education. (b)The new university funding model for university education. (c) The acceptability of Competency Based Education (CBE). To this end, the Committee has engaged the State Department of Higher Education and Research. It was informed that the national committee formed on 16th September, 2024 to review and refine the new university funding model, officially known as the Variable Scholarship and Loan Funding Model, had prepared a report that was to be presented to the President. The Committee was scheduled to retreat with the Ministry of Education on the findings and recommendations on the report and the other two issues raised in the Motion. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Thank you, Sen. Betty. Now, Hon. Members, before I allow you to comment on the Statements under Standing Order Nos.56 and 52, there is a Statement by Sen. Sifuna that had been approved by the Chair. I will allow Sen. Sifuna to make that Statement. Thereafter I will allow Members to make comments on statements under Standing Order No.56 and 53. Proceed Sen. Sifuna."
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"content": "PASSING ON OF POPE FRANCIS, THE HEAD OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOVEREIGN OF THE VATICAN STATE"
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for your kind indulgence. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement of general and global concern namely, the passing on of Pope Francis the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican State. He died on Easter Monday, 21st April, 2025, at the ripe age of 88. I join the rest of the world in celebrating the life of arguably the most liberal and progressive Pope ever. His death is a huge loss to progressives of all shades across the world. As a practising Catholic, I have had the privilege to see three Popes in my life, with a fourth about to start his term. This experience has given me time to reflect on the values and principles that the leader of the Holy See usually bestows on the Catholic community, the largest religious denomination across the world. In my reflections, I have come to understand that the key qualities that made Pope Francis unique on the stellar role of Popes were his genuine compassion, his grace towards the poor and the vulnerable and his deep belief in the principles of inclusivity. He extended a mighty hand of support to the marginalized, including sexual and gender minorities, at times when these topics were unaddressed in most parts of the globe. Indeed, Pope Francis manifested courage in its pure form."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is meaningless to celebrate the lives of the departed if we do not take moments to ask what lessons we have drawn from them or their works. Predictably, many leaders in Kenya and in the world have had occasion since the death of the Pope to hail him as a great person, a wonderful human being and a compassionate Jesuit. However, I have to point out to everyone that while Pope Francis served, he declined the trappings of the papacy. He preferred to live a humble life in his Casa Santa Maria Marta residence rather than the papal apartments used by his predecessors. Besides this, the Pope was a legendary believer and purveyor of the common touch philosophy. He always preferred to reach out to the masses and show compassion to the lowly. Indeed, the late pontiff was a strong opponent of global economic models that enriched a few and widened the gap between the rich and the poor. He often pointed out the unsuitability of such economics. It is my strong contention, therefore, that mourning the Pope in flowery media releases, while holding on to the exclusivity of right-wing politics, divisive ethnic rhetoric, corruption and wanton theft of public resources, is hypocritical. Such actions contradict the principles held here by the departed pontiff. The Catholic Communion is often painted as a hugely conservative institution, and yet in the period that it has been led by a progressive liberal, the conversation around freedom rights and equality has been magnified more. The lesson being that a good person at the top is all it takes for society to find its foot and move forward. I hope that this lesson will not be lost to both Catholics and non-Catholics as we seek a united front in socio-economic and political realms to empower people and move our countries forward. I am inclined to express my hope that whoever becomes a new Pope will stay on the progressive path charted by the departed pontiff rather than returning the Holy See to the conservative arena. The challenges facing the church and the world today require a new focus, new methods and a new vision. The church and the political platform are now dominated by younger people for whom conservative beliefs may not hold sway. Like Pope Francis, we are obligated to be more sympathetic to migrants, to gender and sexual minorities, to the vulnerable and to the new face of the young voter, nearly all liberal. We have to spur action on climate change and build bridges across ethnic divides. We are now called upon to detach from the divisive rhetoric of our predecessors and embrace each other in our diversity because we have no other option. This will be the greatest way to honour the memory and work of Pope Francis. I thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Members, I will allow you to make comments. As I had indicated earlier, we will make comments on all Statements that have been issued pursuant to Standing Order Nos.53(1) and 56(1)(b) by the respective Chairpersons of the Committees."
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