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    "id": 230578,
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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " He is very qualified! He was a very good lawyer. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, harmonisation is a good thing. We should do harmonisation in terms of quality. Honestly, I must say this. I have some experience to say it with confidence, in spite of our many problems. Our education system is still very competitive worldwide. When our students find opportunities in the United States of America (USA) and other countries, they really do very well. That cannot be said of institutions in Uganda, Tanzania and so on. So, harmonisation should not just be about the structure. It should be about what kind of institutions we are harmonising. If we are far ahead in terms of education, are we going to harmonise just for the sake of it? It is like harmonising different currencies. You can see the differences between our currencies in terms of value. There are many questions which we need to ask beyond just the structure. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that A-Level system allowed specialisation. In fact, you could become a lawyer or a medical doctor without passing all the subjects. Certainly, that was good for those who had no interest in other subjects. But do we think it is a good idea to be broad-minded? Is it good for a medical doctor to be good in the English language or Kiswahili? Is it good for a lawyer to be good in Kiswahili? You have to communicate with the public. Is it good for a medical doctor to appreciate the history and traditions of Kenya? What I am saying is the essence of our system of education, if we implemented it the way we should. It is about being more broad-minded. I think a student who is broad-minded is better in serving the society. You can appreciate a broad cross-section of issues. You are not limited. The problem with the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation--- Many times, we have many problems with people who hold PhDs like myself. Sometimes, we spend too many years just focusing on one thing. So, basically, we are too narrow in specialisation."
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