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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, let me start by applauding Sen. Mohamud for coming up with the idea of making these amendments and the very effective presentation that she has just made. We should all applaud her efforts. I stand to second this important Bill. I am aware that people wonder why there are so many amendments of the law in the Senate giving impetus to the county governments. People should understand that it is our role and work to ensure that counties function. I have been an advocate of equitable distribution of resources and opportunities throughout the country. As the Mover has said, we know for certain that many counties in this Republic have no public universities. Therefore, the levels of education in those counties tend to be hampered by lack of these institutions. I am not by any chance trying to suggest that certain counties or areas are favoured. This is a matter of history because university education started in Nairobi and its environs. It is only recently that the coast region got the Pwani University. This is a matter of history and no criticism or offense is intended. This is the time to correct things. This is why I applaud the amendments to require the CUE to consult with counties as they develop public and private universities. Let me also commend some public and private universities which have spread out to counties. They have campuses in counties. For example, Kenyatta University has many campuses all over the country. A private university like Mount Kenya University has spread its wings. The other day we were in Rwanda and we found out it is already there. Universities are already ahead of the CUE because they have already taken the cue of moving education to counties. My own University of South Eastern Kenya University which in short is referred to as SEKU has set a very good example. The other day, there was a signing ceremony between the university and the county governments to train nurses for the county government. I am sure in other areas of the Republic we have some kind of cooperation between universities and county governments. This has already started. Therefore, the proposal to amend the law to get the CUE to initiate some of these activities is very much welcome. For example, the proposed amendment of Clause 5 which proposes that we insert the words ‘county governments’ instead of ‘national Government’ - That will ensure that in every consultation with the national Government we also consult the county governments. This will also take stock of the needs of the counties. What kind of needs do they have? Do they have livestock graduates or do the people in the Arid and Semi-arid areas need technical people to study in the university? What are the needs of the counties? Do the counties need people to study fishing? Courses should be offered depending on the environment and cultural practices of certain counties. 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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