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    "content": "However, it is also important that we see that quality education is emphasised in our universities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we started having constituent colleges in our counties, it raised a lot of questions whether it was about having the universities or whether they were meeting the needs of Kenyans. The issue also brought about a debate of whether everybody should go to a university or there would be some technical training institutes to accommodate some people and train the expertise needed by our counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our universities can take or incorporate all courses into the learning process so that it is not just so much of theory going on, but we are also able to produce innovative graduates. The market is ready for innovation. What will move this country further are not graduates who will be job seekers. That is why we have very many disillusioned young people or youth who have graduated and have certificates, but do not know where to take them. We also have to agree that both the public and the private sector might not have the capacity to absorb all the graduates that we have in this country. We churn out thousands of them every year from the many universities that we have right now. Where do we want them to go? We should capacitate them so that they can employ others. They should come up with innovative ways of dealing with the many challenges that we face as a country. They should boost and stir our county economically. Also, there are different issues that affect different counties which can be dealt with at the county level. I agree with what the Senator for Marsabit has said; that there are resources that are being discovered in the counties. The students who will be researching about these resources can transform the counties by ensuring that they benefit the locals at the county level. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know that there are areas which are not doing very well, especially the northern part of Kenya, where there are issues to do with livestock keeping. That is one area that we need to do a lot in terms of research, education and building capacity. This is an issue that our universities and even the Commission for University Education (CUE), when looking at the curriculum, can address. Livestock keeping should be enticing so that it is not just about veterinary medicine, which is very important, but also the whole management of livestock. We also have other resources which have not been tapped, for example, oil and gas. The people from those counties where these resources are based would really love to have easy access to education, meaning that they would even want to have these universities closer to them at the county level, to offer the relevant courses. So, it is very important that we take these matters seriously. It should not end just in discussing and passing them here. We should urge the CUE to work closely with the county governments and know what their needs are in the curriculum. This will ensure that our counties achieve their best. The CUE should also work with the counties to ensure that special bursaries are provided to sponsor students from those counties to pursue courses in special areas like medicine and engineering. Once they complete their studies, those students will build 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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