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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all I want to take this opportunity to really thank all the Members for their very encouraging and radical recommendations on this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank the Committee of hon. Koech for the support they have given us all through. I also want to thank the taskforce for doing a wonderful job; we had several forums with them and they came up with very transformative issues that will actually change our education sector for quite some time to come. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank our support staff, technical officers from the Legal Department, technical departments, all of them for a job well done. We are going to respond to all the issues; we will make sure that all the issues are addressed. Since we have to use the time of the House optimally, I just want to use just two minutes, then I can handover to my next colleague. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of accreditation will no longer take three or six months. We really have to mean business and we must conform to the requirements of the new Commission. We will take into consideration having a university in every county; a country like--- I was privileged to go to Cuba with our Speaker. A country like Cuba, which is the size of Turkana County, has more than 200 universities. I think we need a university in every county. Recognition of universities will be addressed. The issue of scholarships, we know that poverty in this country is very high. Most families live in abject penury. So, we need to assist the children to get the best of education. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of appointment of chancellors, we will make sure that this is highly competitive. Also, the issue of appointment of the chancellors that one of the Members mentioned, I want to confirm to you that everything that is done in our Ministry is done in accordance with the law. We have to be within the beacons. We do not flout the law. The letter of interim authority is given after thorough scrutiny of the facilities that are available in a university. So, we really conform to the best of requirements. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, we will still address the other outstanding issues with our Committee. There is the issue of pre-university national youth service. That is a priority; you all know that this is what inculcates patriotism, matters of charity, and matters of children feeling that they really belong to this country. So, we really support that and we will find a way of meeting the kind of request made With those many remarks, I beg to move. Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move."
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