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    "id": 1143198,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kamukunji, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to also add my voice to support this important issue on university and alumni. I can also tell you that my university, although it has been many years since I left it, continues to follow me. It is my university in the United States of America. I am a graduate of Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. They seek my support. I contribute to support their well-being. I sponsor some students. Here in Kenya none of the universities put a lot of emphasis on seeking the support of their alumni. I think it is important to emphasise the critical role of these people who have been educated in those institutions and are presently holding senior positions. For example, the University of Nairobi could make millions because the entire crème de la crème of the Kenyan leadership is from that university. It can even be funded sufficiently by the support of its alumni. Therefore, I consider alumni an important part of educational institutions. Let them also learn from other experiences like of the United States of America where they hold their old students as part of the university establishment. Involve them in the decisions of the university. For example, recently, my college changed its colours. The alumni community made such an outcry. They reversed that decision and retained the old colours. They are now consulting all the students, all around the world, on how they can go forward in rebranding the institution for the future. So, I support."
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