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    "id": 391863,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity. I am presenting a report on expulsion of students from South Eastern Kenya University. This is in response to a question that was asked by hon. David Kangongo Bowen; Member of Parliament for Marakwet East Constituency. He wanted to know why the five students were expelled from this university. On behalf of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology, I present the report. South Eastern Kenya University is a full- fledged public university that was established through award of the Charter on 1st March, 2013, by the former President, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. The university has had several problems one of them being water. Water shortage was reported on the evening of Saturday 27th October, 2012, leading to students’ unrest and disturbance on the morning of Sunday 28th October 2012. As a result, some students overturned and disturbed water storage tanks. They caused damage in the Kitchen and looted food items and drinks in the kitchen, stores and students centre. The damage caused by the students was assessed to be Kshs6,891,371.50. After carefully assessing the situation, the university college academic board made a decision to close the university in the afternoon of Sunday, 28th 2012, to avoid further destruction of university property and also to give the university management adequate time to repair the damaged property. Hon. Deputy Speaker, a special meeting of the university council was convened on 31st October 2012, to discuss the students’ disturbance and a report was to be forwarded to the Ministry. Prior to the disturbance on Sunday, 28th October, 2012, the students had elected new students leaders on Wednesday, 25th October, 2012. According to the students’ organization constitution, the newly elected leaders were to be sworn-in and take over office a week after announcement of the results and go through the induction programme. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}