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    "id": 1009645,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1009645/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lurambi, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Titus Khamala",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13411,
        "legal_name": "Titus Khamala Mukhwana",
        "slug": "titus-khamala-mukhwana-2"
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    "content": "THAT, the County Government of Kakamega has already secured for the campus approximately 3.5 acres of land with lecture rooms in Lurambi Constituency and another 50 acres in Likuyani Constituency; THAT, the process of fully securing land for the campus began in 2017 and the final approvals were forwarded to the National Land Commission in 2019 for allocation of allotment letters and issuance of title deeds to the campus; THAT, in a disappointing turn of events, on 15th June 2020, the management of JKUAT, Kakamega Campus, issued a short notice for permanent closure of Kakamega Campus by 30th August 2020 and directed students to either opt for online classes or relocate to other JKUAT campuses in Kitale, Kisii and Nakuru; THAT, the abrupt closure of the campus is not in the best interest of the students given that it will adversely disrupt learning programmes for more than 800 students, some of whom had just one semester remaining to complete their undergraduate studies and occasion loss of livelihoods for staff and service providers in Kakamega Town, who were dependent on the university population; THAT, the imminent closure has failed to take cognizance of the efforts made by the County Government of Kakamega to avail land in Lurambi and Likuyani constituencies for the permanent establishment of the campus and, hence, likely to erode the gains made in expanding opportunities for accessing university education; THAT, the inconveniences and challenges associated with the imminent closure will potentially shatter the dreams of many undergraduate and postgraduate students at the affected campus because some of them may not be able to fund the relocation or opt for online classes given that technology courses cannot be effectively delivered online; THAT, efforts by the local leadership and the student leadership to have the relocation halted have not yielded any fruits; THAT, the matters in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before a court of law, constitutional or legal body; Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Department Committee on Education and Research: (i) Inquires into the issues raised in the Petition with a view to establishing the circumstances leading to the abrupt issuance of a memo for closure of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology, Kakamega Campus, despite the progress made in providing land for permanent establishment of the facility at its own premises; (ii) Recommends to the Ministry of Education and the Commission for University Education to reverse the decision to close the campus so as to secure the interest of students whose studies are at the risk of being shattered by the abrupt closure; (iii) Makes any other recommendation it deems necessary in addressing the plight of the Petitioners. And your petitioners will ever pray."
}