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    "id": 140466,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/140466/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "July 29, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2020 The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13,
        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
        "slug": "lucas-chepkitony"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I start by briefly outlining the mandate, mission, objectives and the policy interventions we have put in place for higher education, science, innovation and technology. The mandate and mission of the Ministry is to promote, facilitate and co-ordinate development through provision of quality personnel and integration of science, technology and innovation into the national development system. The objectives of integration of science, technology and innovation includes preparation and equipping the youth with relevant skills and expertise in order to effectively and efficiently serve the needs of the individual and national development. In addition, our objective is to co-ordinate science research for development. In order to achieve its mandate, mission and objectives, the Ministry has put in place policy intervention for the sector whose implementation strategy takes into account the overall economy policy framework for Kenya. In the process, we advocate for effective participation of all key stakeholders in science, innovation, technology and training programmes. Our aim is to reduce duplication of efforts by optimum mobilisation and utilisation of our resources to achieve technology, innovation, research training goals and objectives."
}