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    "id": 1570798,
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    "speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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    "content": "The KU medical students should be allowed unrestricted access to the hospital’s student wing, as was initially envisaged during the hospital’s conception. Additionally, the Committee recommends revocation of Legal Notice 39 of 2021, which amended Legal Notice 4 of 2019, to exclude the Vice-Chancellor of Kenyatta University from the hospital's board. Someone somewhere tried to be mischievous to ensure they completely lock out students of Kenyatta University. They threw out the Vice-Chancellor from sitting on the board of the hospital. They ensured that nobody represents the university. Even in those decisions leading to the Legal Notice, the university was not represented. Just to inform the House, these matters were dealt with completely by two Committees of this House, and a decision was reached. Our Committee has just upheld the decision. Two Committees cannot be wrong. On the very last one, we are encouraging the government to live by its part of the bargain, by ensuring that capitation money reaches these institutions on time and in full. The situation is not good in these public institutions, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs), and universities. Vice-Chancellors have students in school. Principals have students in school. The year is coming to an end and as we speak, money has not been remitted to those institutions. We urge the Government to prioritise education, because education is the key enabler in any society. Now that we have a new funding model, let us ensure that heads of these institutions have money as required by law, in time, and as appropriated by this House. This will ensure that these institutions are run seamlessly so that our students are better. Hon. Deputy Speaker, having noted the proceedings of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, on the examination of the Reports of the Auditor- General on the financial statements of state corporations for the Financial Year 2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021, I beg to move and urge the House to adopt this Report. I request Hon. Kirima to second this Motion."
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