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    "id": 236265,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/236265/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 209,
        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that the leadership of this university has set the ball rolling and has created contact with universities around the world to exchange knowledge and expertise with. The WUST lecturers will be visiting other universities and vice-versa and that is a very positive trend within our university system. I also want to point out that currently, there are 200 post-graduate students at the WUST. This shows that not only will the university target under-graduate education but also post-graduate students who will go all the way to PhD level, which is very positive. Last year, as far as finances are concerned, the WUST got close to Kshs0.5 billion. To be specific, it got Kshs444,474,970 for its Recurrent Expenditure. For Development Expenditure, they received Kshs75 million. This goes to show that even financially, with the staff they have got, they are able to pay the teachers and the non-teaching staff. In this regard, the College at the moment has a work force of 411, among whom are 100 academic staff and the rest are non-academic. Of the academic staff, eight are professors, 16 are senior lecturers, 31 are lecturers and 45 are assistant lecturers. The student population today is 1,806. Along with giving degrees, this university is very cognisant of the fact that there are a number of Kenyans who want to pursue diploma and certificate courses and facilities are in place November 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3433 for them. This cadre of people is also very important in our industry and ---"
}