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    "id": 266821,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/266821/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Unfortunately, there are no public universities and middle level colleges in Marsabit and Isiolo counties at the moment. (b) However, the Ministry is expanding training facilities to all regions in order to enhance access and equity. My Ministry is implementing various strategies to achieve the above goal. Among them is the development of eight campuses of technical institutions. These TIVET projects are funded by the Government under the Economic Stimulus Programme II. Among these campuses is Marsabit Campus under the Kenya Technical Teachers College. It will be constructed in North Horr Constituency in North Horr Town. The construction is expected to commence in March, 2012. During the discussions between the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Research and Technology and my Ministry, the matter was brought up. To address the concern, my Ministry has identified nine counties, including Isiolo that are lacking technical training institutes. In that regard, I am in the process of writing to all Members of Parliament from these constituencies to identify land to enable procurement of construction works to begin. I also wish to inform hon. Members that Kenyatta University, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation has a centre in Marsabit Town that offers women in Marsabit County a Bachelor of Education (Arts) Degree. Although that collaboration is coming to an end soon, Kenyatta University will continue with that programme of expanding access to the women of Marsabit. Finally, the Ministry is at an advanced stage of establishing the Open University of Kenya that will create access. There will be a centre in every county of that Open University, so that we have more Kenyans enrolling for university education inexpensively."
}