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    "id": 186148,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
        "slug": "asman-kamama"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) From registration records kept in my office, I am aware of the 17 registered institutions that have been approved to offer diploma in pharmaceutical technology. There is no certificate course in pharmacy. That is our regulation and the stand of the Ministry. There are few training institutions, mostly private, which have been following the old curriculum because they are working on modalities to meet the requirements for the new curriculum in terms of equipment, staffing and physical facilities. (b) We are taking the following steps to ensure compliance with the necessary regulations: One, all institutions which have shown interest in pharmacy training have been inspected and advised on what they need to put in place to qualify for the teaching of the new curriculum. Two, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has already been instructed to stop enroling any further candidates for the old curriculum after the November/December, 2008 examination series. I will not read the whole list, but I will just mention the last one, which is that the existing registration guidelines are being reviewed with a view to developing strengthened regulatory mechanisms. (c) Regarding recognition of graduates of diploma in pharmacy, trainees who meet the requirements of the new syllabus are not expected to face any difficulties in enrolment for professional practice by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. However, those who enrol for training in non-approved institutions will be advised by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board on the way forward."
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