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    "id": 637865,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Yes. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by- (i) inserting the following new Clause 18A immediately after Clause 18- Limitation of powers 18A (1) If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act on approval or and the provisions of any the Universities Act in matters accreditation relating approval or accreditation of academic programmes offered by universities or any other part, the provisions of the Universities Act shall prevail. (2) Despite the provisions of this Act, the approval or accreditation of any academic programme offered at a university shall be the exclusive mandate of the Commission for University Education established under the Universities Act to be exercised in accordance with the Universities Act at the exclusion of any other person or body, but the Commission shall consult with the Board before approving an academic programme in the field of health record and information management The import of this insertion is to make sure that since universities are also offering these courses, in a situation where the University Act and this Act are in conflict, the University Act shall prevail. Those are institutions of higher education. We need to make sure that programmes being offered at the universities are given first priority in terms of curriculum development. At the same time, this amendment also brings in the issue of the Commission for University Education (CUE), which has the mandate to approve and accredit courses or university programmes. That is the import of this amendment. It makes a lot of sense to make sure that we also protect universities. Thank you."
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