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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, I am overwhelmed by the interest of hon. Members in this Bill. I want to take this opportunity to thank hon. Members for having shown so much interest in our education system. I know that given time, many points would have been expressed by hon. Members. However, I want to underscore a few things that have been raised. The issue of research has come out very clearly, that universities are centres of research. Therefore, establishment of the WUST will boost research. It is also common now that the issue of e-learning is becoming very crucial. It gives an November 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3453 opportunity to our students to access knowledge. On the issue of remuneration, we will be moving towards making our universities autonomous. Once universities are autonomous, they will be in a position to negotiate with the lecturers on how much they should be paying them. We realise that the performance of lecturers will be a measure of their progression in as far as their salaries are concerned. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of establishment of universities right across the country has been ably expressed by hon. Members, especially from the ASAL areas. I want to support this idea because in those areas, there are issues of oil exploration and range management. These can be centres where those issues can be addressed. Finally, I want to recognise the fact that the President, in his own wisdom, has disengaged himself from officiating at university centres and allowed other Kenyans to play that role. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move."
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