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    "content": "(b) inculcate and institutionalize research by introducing it as a compulsory discipline at all levels of education; (c) develop a clear policy and legal framework to guide the development and sustainability of research at all levels of education; and, (d) increase funding for research by allocating at least 1 per cent of the National Budget to research. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I move this Motion, I take note that this is a very important subject that we are introducing. Singapore managed to leap from Third World to First World and left us behind, as a result of putting in place the right steps. The right step for technology to thrive is to dwell on research. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are not in class, but let me define research. It is a systematic investigative process, employed to increase or revise current knowledge, by discovering new facts. Research is divided into two general categories. The first category is basic research, which is inquiry that is aimed at increasing scientific knowledge. The second category is applied research, which is effort aimed at using basic research for solving problems or developing new processes, products or technologies. The terminology “research” in Kenya is not very new. Those of us who went to school have had to deal with research for as long as we can remember. Research in education and training in Kenya is not a new phenomenon. Over many years, our successive governments have undertaken various research processes that mainly sought to investigate the education system and so on. In order to attain this, the Government decided to form education committees to improve standards of education through research. It also came up with working parties, commissions and taskforces to look into the broad area of research. Madam Temporary Speaker, since Independence, there are some research institutions that we have put in place. There are not less than 25 research institutions which are actually listed. We have institutions such as the Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute (KIRDI). Some of the products that we are consuming today were produced by them. In the 1930s, KIRDI came up with Kimbo that we normally consume and sold it to the industry. We also have the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) that specializes in medical related fields. Some of the famous products that it came up with include KEMRON, Hepsal, HIV test kits and so on. I could list many of them, but let me just mention some of the institutions that we have. We have the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Marine Research Institute, Kenya Sugar Research Foundation and International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). Some of the very famous findings came as a result of the research work that was conducted by some of the famous researchers that have been in those institutions. Madam Temporary Speaker, a list of the institutions that are found in Kenya is here, but very little is known about them. There is one called African Centre for Technology Studies. We also have the Institute of Meteorology Training and Research. Why can we not remember much about these institutions that we passed and there is a law that controls each of them? It is because there is a complete de-linkage between the education that we acquire at the nursery school level to high school and then university to 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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