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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I also want to thank my good friend, the bull fighter, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, for being the very first Senator to bring a Motion to this Senate. A Motion on a very important subject, that is education. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am supporting the Motion on principle. Education is no longer a privilege to be enjoyed by a few rich and powerful people. Education is a basic human right to be enjoyed by all Kenyans irrespective of their economic, social or political status. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the core business of this Senate is to make sure that all the counties in this country are developed; it is to ensure that we correct the historical injustices and ensure that there is even distribution of development in all the counties. I think that is the spirit in which this Motion is brought. It is in that spirit that we are supporting this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to go into history, but it is obvious that there have been both historical and geographical disparities in the distribution of institutions of higher education in this country. There have been glaring disparities in the concentration of universities and the top schools; mostly following the so-called white highlands. But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think my friend, Dr. Khalwale, seems to be having misconceived ideas about an area called Mt. Kenya region. There is no such a region in any map of this country. Mt. Kenya is a mountain, just like Mt. Elgon. Even these regions we are talking about – Western, Nyanza and Coast provinces have all been abolished by the Constitution. We should now be talking about counties. Talk about Bungoma County, Kakamega County, Turkana County, Meru County, Laikipia County, Nyandarua County, et cetera . That way, we can understand each other. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we unpack that broad, vague formula called Mt. Kenya, you could find out how many public universities are there in Kirinyaga County; for instance, you will find there is none. As I speak, if you go to Embu County, how many public universities are there? It is only this last weekend that Sen. Kivuti went there to organize their people, so that they can open the first university in Embu County. As for Nairobi County, of course, everybody is in Nairobi. There are more Luhyas in Nairobi than in Meru, so you cannot complain about Nairobi. Nairobi ni yetu sisi sote . So, the 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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