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    "id": 444030,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
        "slug": "sabina-wanjiru-chege"
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    "content": "shall first declare that interest. (2) Personal interests include pecuniary interest, proprietary interest, personal relationships and business relationships.” Hon. Kaluma requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee, particularly he sought to know a few issues about Kenyatta University (KU). Among the issues he raised was discrimination of students and staff at the university. The Committee invited hon. Kaluma for a meeting on 10th June, 2014 to give documentary evidence on the issue raised above. Subsequently, the Committee examined the evidence tabled and resolved to invite the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the KU management to a meeting to respond to the allegations raised by the hon. Member. During the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor of KU noted that hon. Kaluma was the legal counsel that had represented one of the plaintiffs. One of the witnesses that he presented to the Committee by the name Dr. Elena Korir had sued KU on unfair treatment and discrimination and the court had ruled that Dr. Elena Korir be awarded Kshs18 million. We also sought to meet the witnesses and today in one of our meetings, the same hon. Member, hon. Kaluma, sent a communication to our clerk that the people who were to give evidence were having a case today at the court and so they could not have managed to appear before the Committee. In view of the above, the Committee would like to seek your direction on the matter noting that the hon. Member did not declare the interest before this House or even when he came to the Committee, yet a similar matter is being handled by court. So, we wish to seek your direction on the said matter."
}