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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 20 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) - (a) by deleting paragraph (b); (c) in paragraph (e) by inserting the following words immediately after the word “colleges”- “which must conform to standards established by regulations made under this Act”. (d) by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (1) – (2) Notwithstanding the generality of sub-section (1), constituent colleges and campuses of universities shall not share premises with other businesses and shall not be situated near bus parks, bars and markets. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, part (b) has been withdrawn. In relation to (a) what the Bill provides is once a university is given a charter, then it shall develop the required physical facilities. I was a bit uncomfortable because then you are giving a university a charter when there is no university in existence; there are no physical facilities and yet we provide for interim letters. For me, if we want to give an interim letter, we should give it to those universities that then will set up those facilities. However, once you are giving a charter there must be a university. You cannot be giving a charter to an institution to then establish. That is why I am proposing that we delete (b). In relation to (c), I am suggesting that in paragraph (e), we insert words immediately after the word “colleges” to provide for standards. The buildings must conform to the standards established by regulations that the Minister is saying are already there. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in (d) to have a new sub-clause for clarity and avoidance of doubt that our universities and constituent colleges must have standards. I have harped on this throughout my stay in Parliament and so I am just basically saying that we cannot have universities and constituent colleges on top of bars, in bus parks and all the places we are seeing them. That is basically what my amendment is about. I know the Minister might tell me that there are regulations but again, I want to go by the same spirit and I am saying we are not obeying the regulations. There are some things that are of grave importance to us who are bothered about standards. Therefore, let the regulations give further details. However, the ones that are of grave concern should be put here because they are being disobeyed because they are in regulations. We want them in laws which are passed here and we have provided for by law."
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