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    "id": 1110375,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In 2000, I was the Student Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU) President. During our time, we used to have direct voting. Sovereignty laid with the students who directly elected their representatives. I agree and sympathise with the petitioner because when Prof. Magoha became the Vice- Chancellor, he wanted to curtail the leadership of the university and, therefore, introduced an electoral system with electoral colleges. In an electoral college, you are able to manipulate a few characters who are representatives of the rest to elect you. The reason we fought so hard against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was for us to put leadership in the hands of a Prime Minister who would, probably, be elected by Members of Parliament. It is the same thing that is happening in universities. I support this Petition. We need to affirm it. At one time, most Members here were leaders in their respective universities and that is where they started growing their leadership skills. If universities are not democratic enough, then that culture will develop and bloom fully during campaigns. In the general election, we will have the same characters coming with such influence. I support the petitioner that we need to ensure elections of student leaders are democratic. The likes of James Orengo, William Ruto, Gladys Wanga and so many other leaders were students’ leaders at one time in various universities. It is courtesy of a democratic election that one is elected. In university, I was elected yet I am from a minority tribe. I support the Petition."
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