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"content": "As young turks of those days, they also worked with the elderly like Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Masinde Muliro. The late Wamalwa Kijana took an active part in fighting for the introduction of democracy and the total constitutional review in this country. He advocated for the rule of law. He was a sharp critic of the former regime. He advocated for the rule of law and was a sharp critique of the former regime. When he passed on he already had combined efforts with hon. Mwai Kibaki, who was the Chairman of Democratic Party (DP), and hon. Charity Ngilu and formed the NARC party. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, competition was so stiff at that time; of course, they were competing with the “professor” of politics, former President Daniel arap Moi. They were later joined by the former Prime Minister, hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, and hon. Kalonzo Musyoka. Through their effort and being together politically, they managed to produce a President, hon. Mwai Kibaki, and hon. Wamalwa was appointed the Vice- President. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before the 2002 elections, His Excellency hon. Mwai Kibaki was involved in a road accident and was flown to London and hon. Wamalwa went to visit him. When he visited him, he also became ill and he was admitted to hospital there. Eight months after hon. Kibaki had become the President, hon. Wamalwa passed on. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you look at the history of universities in this country, there is a trend; institutions have been upgraded. If you look at Kenyatta University, it was a college initially and later on it was upgraded to a university. Masinde Muliro was a science and technology college and it was upgraded to a university. We have seen many heroes being recognised in this country because of their efforts and contribution to national development in this country. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology was initially a college. It was upgraded and became Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology. There are so many colleges I can name. As far as education is concerned the advantage of having a university is going to increase the level of literacy and improve the economy of a given country. It goes without saying that if Kitale Technical Institute is upgraded, indeed, the people of that county will benefit. This is in line with the new Constitution which advocates for the distribution of natural resources. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you look at the University Act - this is important for hon. Members to know – the Ministry of Education is the one in charge of accreditation and regulation of universities. The advantage of having a university is that it becomes a one-stop shop. Many people think that when an institute has been upgraded to a university, it will not offer certificates and diplomas. Right now if you go to the University of Nairobi, you will find that it offers certificates and diplomas. Because it is a one-stop shop, it will be easier to go there, start from a certificate, upgrade yourself to a diploma, a degree, a masters degree and PhD degree. Upgrading Kitale Technical Institute to a university will give a lot of hope to the people of Trans-Nzoia County. We have had many cases where people say that if somebody gets a D+ or a D, he will not go anywhere. Universities have courses for everybody; including bridging courses. Once you go there and you are admitted into a certificate course, even if you had The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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