21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
My challenge, through the Chair, to the students from Maasai Mara University is that your goal should not just be to become Members of County Assemblies (MCAs), Members of Parliament (MPs) or Senators. Let us get back to the golden generation of the late Tom Mboya and the Late President Mwai Kibaki that could write books about policy choices and options that Kenya ought to take. That is my challenge to you. Let it not just be to be called an honourable member, but we welcome you. On behalf of the Senator for Narok County, who currently is somewhere issuing ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a heavy and important Statement request. I encourage the Chair of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to not just deal with it as a Statement, but consider it as ripe for an inquiry on its own. I have had the privilege of chairing the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations in the previous session. There is need for this House to do a legislative impact assessment on some of the laws that govern devolution. They include the Urban Areas and Cities Act, the County Governments Act and the Public Finance Management Act. Many ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
, so that I can also learn and share my experiences while chairing that committee in the last session.
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Committee looks into this matter, I would also like to urge them to look into Kenya's foreign policy. The last time Kenya had a formal foreign policy was 2014. Since then, there have been many shifts in geopolitics. The centre of the world is moving slowly from the Global West towards China and India. Africa is rising. We have the Africa Free Continental Trade Area. Could the relevant Committee also question the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on our current foreign policy and why it has not been updated to take stock of changes ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the County Vocational Education and Training Bill be read a Second Time. I will proceed to talk about the key features of this Bill that has been before this House. It is not the first time it is coming before the House. It was here in the last Session, but unfortunately, we were not able to process it to finality. This Bill seeks to put in place a legal framework to govern the establishment and management of vocational education and training institutions within the counties. As we are all aware the Fourth ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, the commercial colleges we have mushrooming all over are equivalent to village polytechnics. Kiambu County is one counties where in every corner you take, you find a commercial college. You will find a college on hairdressing, driving, business studies and all sorts of issues and any of them offering certificates. Vocational training and education has been defined in this Bill as those institutions that offer certificates and below. Diploma and above have been defined as national institutions that would be regulated by the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Act of 2013. Whenever we ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
studies plumbing in a polytechnic in Homa Bay County should get a certificate and be subjected to the same quality standards as one who studies in a polytechnic in Lamu County. What is the curriculum that is used in these polytechnics? Is it a national or a county curriculum? Curriculum and policy development are a national Government function. Even though I am proposing this Bill, the TVET Authority will still work with county governments to ensure there is one universal curriculum that cuts across all vocational centres that are run by counties across the country. The other critical issue is ...
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21 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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