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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree absolutely that this is a very serious matter. We should have authority and powers to close down such institutions. Unfortunately, there are certain contradictions in our law as it is. Many of these institutions initially register with specific November 8, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3457 Ministries before they start. Upon registration it offers one or two courses. But afterwards it expands beyond its mandate. It is at that point when such institutions offer degree programmes that the Commission for Higher Education will inspect them to see if they can offer degree courses or not. It is at that point when we inform the public that these institutions are not allowed to offer degree programmes. This institution went to court after we stopped its operation. It was registered by a different Ministry. Our mandate is, therefore, only in relation to university institutions. Let me also say that we will harmonise registration of such institutions through an amendment to the Education Act. This will ensure that it will not be possible for different Ministries, other than the Ministry of Education, to register institutions. This practice has put the Commission for Higher Education in a difficult position of inspecting institutions that have already been registered by other Ministries."
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