Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1262221,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1262221/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 306,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
    },
    "content": "from many institutions such as the Ministry of Health, Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), County Single Business Permit et cetera. When you look at walls of most shops, they are like mosaics. You can no longer see the real paint of the walls. Why do we not synchronize? Counties and the national Government should come up with one single business permit because that is how corruption thrives. As you enjoy the music by Sen. Crystal Asige, officers of the MCSK walk in and ask you to produce the permit by the MCSK. I am not saying that artists should not be paid their royalties through Skiza Tunes. What I am saying is that we should have a synchronized way of licensing so that we do not disenfranchise businesses. If you go to any business premise, you will realise that, for instance, there is a license from City Hall, Ministry of Health, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Chief’s Office and other offices. I am happy that Immigration and Citizens Services are under Principal Secretary, Prof. Julius Bitok. I saw him launching digitization of over 5,000 services provided by the Government. I encourage that so that we bring corruption to an end. Most young people are frustrated while trying to pay for licensing. I also call upon the Attorney-General’s Office to waive fees that they charge to register a company or partnership at the State Law Office. We need to waive fees charged on young people. Where can they get Kshs550,000 or Kshs30,000 to a register a company, when that could be their only seed capital to build on? Under Clause 4, research funds will promote linkages between universities, research institutions and the business community and promote creation of employment and wealth. I hope ICT hubs that will be established, including in my own Chesumei Constituency in Nandi, shall create opportunities. Senators proposed that we should have linkages between universities, research institutions and the business community. The Government should change the funding model of universities because all the universities in Kenya are on the red light; they are supposed to be auctioned. The most underfunded are research departments. All universities do not have funds for research. If we want to grow, the model of funding of universities must change. Are you aware that private universities get more funding through Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) than public universities? Somebody would say that a child belongs to the public. We are killing public universities because they are not getting enough resources. We must relook at that. We have the University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Moi University, which is one of the best universities in the world, where yours truly studied law. That is why yesterday I said I am the highly sought after legal practitioner and my name supersedes itself in my prowess. There are many other public universities like Egerton. We must change the model of funding model. We need to provide for funds for research by universities. I talk to"
}