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"speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Science and Technology",
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. In fact, my colleagues ought to know that the need for higher education is paramount among our people. When you look right across the country, from the Coast to Nyanza, Kenyans are very anxious that university institutions are established. So, this Bill is a precursor of what is actually going to come. I am thinking of the Lake University which has already started, and at the Coast, there are institutions that are currently discussing about starting a university there. Our polytechnics; Mombasa Polytechnic and Nairobi Polytechnic, will also be elevated to university level next year. So, as we address the issue of science and technology, we should also be keen to prepare our young people to move in that direction. I have always said and believed that the saviour for this country is agriculture. But I am very slowly changing my mind, that unless we do something about science and technology, we are not likely to attain the industrialisation that we are talking about. When you look right across the globe, countries that are doing very well, including the Asian Tigers, you will find that they have embraced science and technology. We cannot do so unless we establish institutions such as WUST. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that Members are very keen to contribute to this Bill. I would like to conclude and request my colleagues to support this Bill. With those remarks, I beg to move."
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