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    "id": 686379,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 611,
        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "universities. Recently, we had issues with the Students Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU) elections and other elections pertaining to students’ associations in our universities. We have students who cause chaos and riots in the elections. This is due to lack of clear guidelines on appointments and election terms in our universities. Therefore, students are elected and some of them overstay in those offices. So, this Bill seeks to streamline and clarify the provisions relating to students’ associations. There is this particular case of the University of Nairobi (UoN). We are told that Babu Owino is like a career politician in the university. He has been elected for four terms and it seems as if his term has no end. This Bill seeks to cure such cases in our universities. This happens not only in UoN, but also in other public universities. It will clarify on the terms of elections of the students’ association officials. This Bill also seeks to give the Commission powers to regulate courses that are taught in our universities. I really want to support because many of our universities, especially public universities, have ended up allowing the teaching of certificates and diplomas and leaving out PhD and degree courses. This amendment seeks to give the Commission the mandate to regulate courses in the universities such that universities will concentrate majorly on bachelors and master’s degrees and also PhDs, so that our students can get quality education. Currently, the universities take certificate and diploma students and do not concentrate on the quality of the certificates and degrees that are offered to our students. So, I support this Bill in that it will amend the Universities Act and give universities more concentration on what they are supposed to teach. I support this Bill."
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