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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichungw’ah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "into that very important Authority. You have seen the expansion work that has been going both at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and other airports in this country. This is one Authority that will, in a big way, transform the economy of this country and the economies of our regional neighbours. Therefore, it is important that the board has the capacity to have members from diverse professions and who will add value to the important work that, that Authority is carrying out.That, to me, is very important. I would beg that, as much as we do this to the Kenya School of Law, even the amendments that we are bringing in under the Universities Act will allow our universities, both private and public, to also have that capacity to go out and borrow money where they can be able to finance either research work or even the expansion of the programs that they are offering. Therefore, I do hope that as we move to the Third Reading, there will be amendments touching on this. That is also quite important in relation to the Kenya School of Law - and I appreciate the very many professionals from the legal profession who are in this House. It is important to know the myriad of universities and schools, both in this country and outside this country, which are offering legal training. If we allowed every Tom, Dick and Harry to regulate the legal profession, with all due respect to the many institutions that offer legal education, it may give us a problem in future. We will not be able to rationalize and have the kind of high caliber lawyers who are serving the Kenyan public. Therefore, I beg, even as we move to the Third Reading that, indeed, we entrench it that the Kenya school of Law will be the only mandated body to standardize and train professionals in this profession. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, because I know many Members have contributed and I do not want to be the last to speak on this, probably, I would beg that a few other Members contribute as we now come to close this debate. That is because very many people have contributed."
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