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    "id": 236650,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/236650/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of hon. Members of Parliament consulting so loudly to give me time to speak on this very important matter because it affects their children and this nation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what are the lecturers demanding? The lecturers are saying that rather than subsidize their wages moonlighting in private universities in this country and rendering their services in the private sector education, the Government should pay them good wages so that they can concentrate on teaching in public universities. At the moment, many lecturers moonlight at Daystar University and the United States International University (USIU) and other private universities which pay more competitive salaries than the public universities. The best thing the Government can do is look at the domestic market and make sure that the conditions of service and salaries in public universities are competitive with those in the private universities. November 2, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3399 It is important that we also understand that the private sector, parastatals and private research institutions in this country, pay much better than public universities. A university don may as well work at the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) under the Ministry of Planning and National Development than teach at a university. Somebody working at the KIPPRA would rather leave that organisation and work for the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) than stay in KIPPRA. As of now, the KIPPRA, which I really tried to develop when I was the Minister for Planning and National Development, is losing researchers to the KACC. If an officer is earning about Kshs150,000 in KIPPRA, if he or she goes to the KACC, his or her salary will be anything between Kshs500,000 and Kshs1million. Therefore, the salary structure in the public sector, the universities and other research institutions in this country must be looked at very carefully, if we will have stability of those who work there to render their services for national development in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what are the lecturers asking for? In a letter dated---"
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