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    "content": "many of our students who go to seek education opportunities outside the country really suffer and yet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thinks that those officers are not necessary. I have served in that Ministry and I know that it has always been very useful to have education attachés’ outside the country, so that our students can feel that there is a particular officer who is concerned with their welfare. The way it is now, I think that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister and President must be told that those officers are necessary and they must be posted to all our missions outside. Not only do they help our students there, but they can also attract more scholarships for us, particularly in countries where we can cultivate. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of strikes and discipline in our institutions of higher learning is very critical. I want to plead with the Minister that even though they need to discipline students--- I am referring particularly to what happened at Kenyatta University where I happened to have been a student. I think the students have been punished in a very punitive manner. There is a student who had just six months to go but now, he has been suspended for three years. I think there is need to re-look at the punishment given to those students. They should be a little bit modest in the manner in which they punish them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue of scholarships and bursaries, here again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seems to imagine that it is the custodian of scholarships in this country. They should only play a very facilitative role. The Minister must be firm and ensure that when the scholarships come, her staff is careful in their distribution so that, students who apply and meet the basic qualifications can be spread nationally."
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