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    "id": 1568587,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1568587/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " I withdraw it respectfully, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, we have seen trends where the people who were at The University of Nairobi are busy destroying it. This is one of the iconic symbols of not only Kenya but also East Africa, as one of those universities that are respected. People are given the responsibility to run it but instead of doing so, they are running it down. I request anybody given an opportunity to run a university — in the capacities of Chairpersons, Chancellors and Vice- Chancellors — to do exactly that. Otherwise, we will waste a whole generation because of one person's interest in a university. The Councils and Boards of Management that run universities need to be selfless and think about the institutions that they run, and not about themselves. We have seen the case of the council of a university trying to destroy a very important institution not only in East Africa but also in Africa— The University of Nairobi. I urge those who will come after these other guys leave office to go there and manage it. When The University of Nairobi goes down, Kenya and academia go down with it. Therefore, it is something that all of us, including those of us who went to some of the best universities in this country but not The University of Nairobi, need to support. The University of Nairobi must stay afloat. It must be properly managed, so that we retain the reverence that the world has for Kenya through it. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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