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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Odoyo",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Ochieng Odoyo",
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    "content": "I withdraw, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the research aspect of any university is what determines its ratings in the world. At the moment the kind of original research that our universities are coming up with is what we may call \"repeated\" or \"regurgitated\" research from the Western universities. Time is ripe, for example, for Maseno University to be known as a centre of 3446 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 7, 2006 excellence in matters of fresh water lakes. I hope that the proposed Western University of Science and Technology will have an opportunity to lead the world in matters of population. We are aware that Western Province is one of the most populated areas of this country. We are also aware that people from this region can lead in micro and small-scale agriculture. This will be a university of science and technology and the new technology today includes internet and computers. It is the responsibility of our universities, such as the one we are establishing, to make our country an e- country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was said at one point that there should be reconciliation between universities, the Government and industries. The Government of today does not consult the \"good heads\" at the universities. We are not consulting them to give us their input on how we can better our country. Our industries do not utilise the little research that is being done at the universities to improve what they are doing for our people. Time is ripe for the research that is being done to be put into use. For example, today, nuclear technology is becoming the horizon of power. Time is ripe for universities to tell us how we can use nuclear technology to run power stations in Kenya and in East Africa. It has been proven that this is one of the cheapest ways of producing power. Science is the vanguard for development of the key countries like the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany. We must emulate these people by letting professors to lead us from a point of knowledge and strength rather than keep on relying on people who will not serve as a good example to our young and upcoming graduates. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to urge the Government not to be over- taken by Kenyans. Today, Kenyans are moving very fast. As I stand here, I am the convenor and regional co-ordinator of e-Parliament in East and Central Africa. I would like to request all the hon. Members to attend a meeting on 17th November, which will be held in Parliament Buildings. The Secretary General of the world e-Parliament will be attending the meeting, which will focus on issues like e-Parliament and e-commerce. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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