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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mohamud",
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        "legal_name": "Halima Abdille Mohamud",
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    "content": "I am sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Universities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.31 of 2014) be now read a Second Time. We know that education plays an important role in developing our socio- economic aspect in a country and we know that it is the primary means of social mobility and national cohesion. Since Independence, Kenya has put education in the forefront as evidenced by the number of enrolments in our institutions and the increased number of teachers in our institutions. There is also an increased enhancement of equity and gender considerations. Madam Temporary Speaker, education spearheads innovation and promotes good governance. Kenya is one of the countries that have made education a priority. This is evidenced by the effort of the state to make education affordable. This is also enshrined in our Constitution; that is, free and compulsory basic education. Increased access to primary education will have an impact on the enrolment of the number of students proceeding to secondary schools and universities. In Kenya, university education had a humble beginning. The University of Nairobi was the first university in Nairobi. It had only one campus in Nairobi. As demand increased, Moi and Kenyatta universities were established as constituent colleges of the University of Nairobi. Over the last four decades, the social demand with respect to education in Kenya has clearly intensified leading to establishment of many universities both public and private. This has necessitated the initiation of several educational programmes in the universities. For example, there is a self-sponsored and the open learning programmes introduced for students. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have cases where public universities are supported and funded by the government. For example, in India, education is provided by the public sector and the private sector with controls and funding coming from the three levels of government. These are central government, state government and the local government. The decentralization of university education is in line with the spirit of devolution. If we establish universities in each county, we are dissemination information in various counties thus improving innovation and research. We know that different counties have different livelihoods. We expect a university in north eastern region to dwell more on the issue of livestock and other related research compared to a university in the coast region. It is anticipated that as more students are able to access primary education, the demand for university education will increase tremendously. We all agree that today’s pass to economically vibrant and comfortable success is brought about by higher education. However, we are witnessing a scenario where our society has more people with low income and middle income. This makes university education unattainable by many. 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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