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    "id": 267262,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/267262/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) No, the Government does not yet have any plans to create a policy on university infrastructure bond to raise finances to specifically promote research and development in local universities. However, what we have done is to request the Office of the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to consider floating UIBs to raise funds for the same. To the extent that some of these funds are available, they will be used to support the development of facilities and research. We await the response of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance. Once the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance in principle is in agreement with us regarding the idea of the UIB for higher education, tertiary education and training, then we shall work together in structuring to ensure that, among other things, this money goes for research and development. (b) Finally in terms of policy, this is one of the issues being looked at by the task force set up by the Minister on the alignment of higher education and training for science and technology. The findings of this taskforce are awaited by the end of March."
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