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    "id": 1143212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1143212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13491,
        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me add my voice to this issue, especially due to the fact that in the western world alumni associations are important in the running of institutions from high schools to universities. I know, for sure, that some universities in Kenya, for example, the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and the University of Nairobi have tried to form alumni associations so that they are able to tap talent from the old students of the universities. These associations are important. They are ordinarily used in fundraising so that the needy students that join university are assisted. They are also important in the day-to-day running of those universities to ensure that there are no breaches of law, management and financial accounting. As we amend the Universities Act to include the alumni, I also believe that we should be looking at the Education Act so that we can cascade this down to our high schools. Many high schools have very important persons as old boys and girls but no one makes use of them because they do not have these associations which are important for purposes of education. I am an alumni of Mangu High school and we do not have a strong old boys’ association. I lost Kabarak High School which used to be a public school but now it is a private school. Again, we have difficulties with these. If we had a law in place, we would be able to circumvent problems associated with alumni, old boys and old girls of schools. I, therefore, support this Petition. 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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