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    "content": "Secondly, communication should go out so that parents and students know which universities have been accredited for specific courses so that they can offer those specific courses to the students. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had a problem because we have over 2,000 students who should get to the sector to work but they are not able to do so. The question we asked was, what do we do with these specific students who already have their degrees but they cannot go into the specific work-oriented field? This was specifically for certain courses like engineering and medicine. It will be very dangerous to have them go out if they have not been cross-checked and re-examined by the Engineering Board of Kenya to ensure that they have actually qualified for what they are meant to do, and they can actually do it out there in the market. As a way-forward, an agreement was made that some process would be engaged in, especially targeting the Engineering Board of Kenya. We resolved that the Engineering Board will offer some make-up courses that will allow these students to take bridging courses. After that, they can be recognized by the Engineering Board and then join the market. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what came across in all these meetings is that this was a technical problem and these students had been caught up in a situation that they had not created on their own. However, we found, at the Committee level, that we need to find a way that we can proceed and move forward. Also, the Commission on University Education indicated that they are going to be very strict. A cross-check and communication process needs to be engaged in so that all the sectors are aware about the courses that are being offered and the universities that are not allowed to offer courses that they have not been accredited for."
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