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    "content": "properly. The national Government must provide free primary and secondary education to our children in all counties. This is because we are experiencing a case where we have unequal access to education. The entry point to universities for students from the marginalised areas is lower than other parts of the country. Therefore, the national Government has to make sure that there is equality in terms of infrastructure and teaching staff. In most cases, schools in the marginalised parts of this country, including arid areas, are understaffed. The situation has been made worse by the recent insecurity in northern parts of this country. As a result, the teaching staff pulled out of the former North Eastern Province. I am sure the situation will get worse when students begin their examinations. That has to be improved on so that universities get the necessary enrolments, preferably, from those areas. The reason we need to have a university in each county is for students from marginalised areas to access university education. If the lower levels of education are not properly developed, then, universities in some parts in this country will still enroll students from other parts of the country. This is because the ones from those counties will not have attained the minimum entry level which is a C+. Whereas county governments are mandated to oversee education at lower levels, the national Government must make sure there is education infrastructure in all counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the past 10 years, this country has witnessed mushrooming of universities. We have been upgrading tertiary colleges such as a medical training college, a teachers training college or former technical schools into universities. We have actually lost the opportunity to train the real movers of our economy. Our economy is driven by Jua Kali artisans and technicians. Being an engineer, I know that in a road construction site, we could have one or two engineers. However, there are more than 20 or 30 inspectors and technicians to monitor the actual construction. It is a pity because we are no longer training that cadre. Therefore, the sooner we establish more tertiary colleges in counties, so that we develop necessary skills, the better. We should not continue upgrading colleges to universities and lose out on the middle level manpower required, who are the actual builders of the economy. In that way, we will have a balanced education system and manpower within the country and we could easily develop our economy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Bill and thank the Mover. This Bill will go a long way in making sure that counties participate in the development of universities. We want universities in counties which will offer tailor-made courses, taking into account the recent discovered natural resources. This is the only way our people will benefit."
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