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    "id": 1229820,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1229820/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the appointment of university chancellors as provided for in the Universities Act, 2012. Section 38 (1) of the Universities Act states that every university shall have a chancellor. Further, Section 38 (1) (a) provides that the President, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Second Schedule, shall appoint the chancellors of universities whose functions include being the titular head of the university and conferring degrees and granting diplomas, certificates and other awards in the name of the university. Section 38 (5) (a) of the Universities Act states that the functions of the chancellor under sub-section (3) may, in the absence or incapacity of the chancellor, be performed by the Chairperson of the Council for a period not exceeding three months. Pwani University, among 28 other universities in the country, has not had a chancellor for a period of four years since 2018 as a result of the failure by the previous administration to appoint chancellors in the country hence incapacitating the functions and prosperity of the universities. During that period, Pwani University has held four graduations presided over by the Chair of the Council, which is against the statute that caps exercise of such power by the Chair of the Council to a period not exceeding three months."
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