{"id":83261,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/83261/?format=json","text_counter":249,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Mwiria","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology","speaker":{"id":190,"legal_name":"Valerian Kilemi Mwiria","slug":"kilemi-mwiria"},"content":"Secondly, in refusing the appointment, the professor did not refuse to continue with his other duties as a professor. He is teaching and researching. More importantly, if you are a member of a university staff union, it is actually good for the university management and the academic staff because you will provide a link or an opportunity for dialogue between academic staff members, students and the administration. The UASU is in fact supportive of the university management. I hope the council will listen to this matter and will not punish Prof. Kubasu because punishing him would be taking us back to those days of impunity."}