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    "id": 1096197,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096197/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, EFP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yussuf Adan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Haji Yussuf",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This is a very sad Petition that has come to the House this afternoon. It is a serious shame to hear that Egerton University, being one of the earlier universities in this country and one that is highly respected, can offer a course that is not accredited to an extent that the students who have studied it, finish it and then tarmac for years looking for opportunities to accredit them. This is a result of commercialisation of education. These days, we hear of very many funny courses and if you look at them critically, ultimately, they will add no value either to this country or to the persons undertaking them. The only value they have is the fees being paid to the universities. The Departmental Committee on Education and Research should take this matter seriously. They should not look narrowly at this Petition that has been presented today, but also look further at all those universities offering unaccredited courses because this is a very serious loss to the families, students who have gone through that course and the nation at large. I support the Petition. My suggestion is that we go deeper and investigate all those universities offering unaccredited courses which do not add any value to this country and the students, and will ultimately waste the time and resources of the students, parents and the country at large. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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