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    "content": "Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill proposes more than compelling the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) to enter into agreement with county governments in fast-tracking this. My Governor of West Pokot County and I wrote to Prof. Some, the Chief Executive Secretary (CEO) of the CHE, last year to inform him that we had provided 500 acres of land to establish a university. However, we are still waiting up for his response. What we are saying is that although county governments are moving very fast, we also want the national Government, through the relevant Ministry, to pay great attention and see where need is. Sometimes, we may pass a law to establish a university in a county where there is already one. That happens and you may wonder what we are looking for. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if this Bill is passed, it will make things move forward unlike Motions that we passed but we are still waiting for the Committee on Devolved Government to follow up on them for implementation. Lastly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can already see some of the students of the University of Nairobi (UoN) working closely with Nairobi City County Government. Some of you might have seen many young men doing repairs on the roads using the latest techniques. Most of them, for your information, come from the UoN and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). That means that we have the talent around if only we could unlock it. Supposing the same was happening in Narok and Machakos which neighbour Nairobi, where would we be? Most of us stay in the neighbouring counties and operate from there. We should adopt the idea of constructing roads cheaply as opposed to relying on international contractors who are expensive. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. As we discuss it, I hope that we will pass it. I hope that the “Lower House” will not be an impediment to some of the key Bills that are first passed by this House before being taken to the National Assembly. We should ignite and excite the growth of this country. None of them should say that this is a money Bill. There is nothing involving money here. The Bill concerns money that we normally give to counties. Most of the issues that we pass in this House touch on how resources can be utilized. However, it is the National Assembly which the Constitution has given the responsibility to pass the budget. A university requires funds and we, as the Senators and guardians of devolution, know that such a Bill---"
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