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    "id": 571084,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this important Motion. I support this Bill because I know it will reduce the burden of parents and make counties develop faster. As I contribute, I do so with very low spirits simply because my county, Kakamega, does not have a public university. I support the sponsor of the Bill because it will make my county of origin benefit from equal distribution of these institutions. I also support because the distance that students have to travel to join universities is giving parents a big burden in terms of paying for accommodation. You will find that tuition fee is lower compared to the money paid for accommodation in another county. If we have equal distribution of these universities within the counties, it will allow most students to be day scholars in universities in their counties. It will also help students to learn more of their culture. Parents will also be able to monitor the behaviour of their children as they will be meeting often. Madam Temporary Speaker, having a university within a county will also discourage students from loitering around towns when they are not in class. Instead, students will be encouraged to be at home and engage in constructive activities that can change their behaviour, build their morale and even reduce the workload of parents at home. If these universities are distributed within, so that each county has a private and a public university, it will enable students to fit where their capacity allows them to be. Parents or the caregivers of students with disabilities and who are facing challenges will be enabled to monitor them. These students require a lot support from parents. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was a boarder in secondary school and in college. It was very difficult for me to do the day to day chores like washing clothing. If these universities are within the counties, parents will be able to check on the students within those universities and give them support once in a week at least to make their lives smooth and friendly. This will afford them a learning environment that is conducive. This Bill is also going to address the issue of moving services close to the people. It will allow lecturers to give services where it is conducive to them. If, for example, Kakamega County did not have a public university, it becomes a challenge to lecturers who are willing to support students from that county to access these facilities. At the moment, the universities that are there are very few and most of them are private. With those few contributions, I want to end by saying: “Education, education, education”. Education can be useful and meaningful if given the support that it requires. 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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