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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungai",
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        "legal_name": "James Kiarie Mungai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this Motion of adjournment. It is very sad that we are in this House, but students in public universities are not learning. The question here is why and who is to blame. It has been said clearly here that it is the vice chancellors who are to blame. Why are they subjecting our students to this kind of frustrations? There is no way the lecturers can continue teaching if there is no pay. We know very well that the economy requires finance. The vehicles that are used are supposed to run on fuel so if they do not have money, then they cannot teach. It is time that the clout that the vice chancellors have is rechecked. If they can divert funds that are meant for payment of lecturers then it means that their clout is just too much. Money that is supposed to pay salaries is supposed to do that work. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about prudent financial management dynamics, we are supposed to be learning this from them. They are supposed to be showing the whole country how to run institutions without strikes and things like that. So, it is a big shame to them; the kind of style that they are showing the country is a very bad style. This cannot be termed as anything else other than sabotaging university education in this country. They should not do it because they have nothing to benefit them. Right now, our leaders are having headaches because of what is happening on the streets. The students are just wandering and walking about aimlessly and yet they are supposed to be studying in their lecture halls. The major question is: If they have misappropriated these funds, what next? I believe that the best thing is for them to be given an ultimatum so that they can reallocate the amount of money that they had allocated to other areas. This money is supposed to be used to pay lecturers now and not tomorrow. If they do not do so, I think the most honourable thing would be for them to either quit so that people who are more competent to run the universities are hired. I do not think there is any other alternative. Tomorrow, the lecturers are supposed to be paid. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, regarding the laptops it is good that I mention one or two things; it is important that when tendering is done, it is done as one unit. What I believe is that we have issues touching on a particular tender then another one. This is bringing a lot of confusion and making speculators think that whatever figures being The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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