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    "content": "conditions that were found only in a few areas. So, areas that were not conducive climatically did not have the opportunity to host these colonialists and by extension, the development they brought with them in terms of hospitals and educational facilities. Unfortunately, subsequent governments only helped to entrench what the colonialists had already established by increasing these facilities in those areas that were already established. These kind of advantages have not been decentralized by successive governments. It is a pity that all Kenyans pay taxes equally and belong to this country, but we have uneven concentration of the key to life. When we vet people to various positions, educational degrees have actually become the very basic requirement for anybody who needs to get any meaningful employment or appointment in this country. So, it is not possible for us to state that we are being over-ambitious not to establish universities in every county because then it means that some counties are going to be locked out of core appointments because their counties will not have that privilege. When you have a university in a county, it is a motivation in itself to all the students and members of that county. So they will put more effort in their education right from nursery school because they can see a university in their county which will motivate them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we want to correct this historical injustice, which, in my opinion, should have been corrected like yesterday, we should support the counties which have been left behind 50 years after Independence without a single university. We should give them express support in terms of infrastructure development and financial allocation. Remember that as we debate this, we have unique scenarios of urban areas like Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and other urban areas that are cushioning the rest of the nation by taking in so many people. So, a place like Nairobi is a unique situation, so even with 20 universities it might not be enough. So, let us exclude these urban centres while we are debating this critical Motion. We should think of regions like Kilifi County, Migori County or Siaya County and all the counties that have suffered historical injustice BY producing very bright students but who are not able to proceed to university due to poverty and lack of proximity to such institutions. The Government has not seen the need over the years in their budgetary allocation or educational policy to establish the educational facilities in those areas. I support this Motion, and I hope my fellow Senators are going to see the need to do the same. I support."
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