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    "id": 886876,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. As I had declared my interest, Prof. Magoha was my dean at medical school. When I became the Students Organisation of Nairobi University’s (SONU) President, there was commercialization of education at the UON through the introduction of parallel degree programmes. This meant that somebody who scored mean grade “A” in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination would not pursue any degree course at the UON but somebody who had scored mean grade “D” and had money could do a bridging course and enrol in a degree programme of one’s choice. It was only Prof. Magoha who understood my reasoning despite the fact that I was suspended. Even though he voiced that, he understood by voice of reason. Orders were given from “above” that I must be suspended from the UON. I thank God that 17 years later, Prof. Magoha was made the Chairman of KNEC. He streamlined education and the parallel degree programmes died a natural death 17 years later. When Prof. Magoha appeared before our Committee, he was a voice of reason. He is firm, religious, authoritative, a go-getter, disciplined, intelligent and progressive thinker. Above all, he is a top-notch professor of surgery who is known within and outside our country. Dr. Pukose and Dr. Eseli, who are known surgeons, also went through his hands. These are known surgeons. He supervised Hon. Pukose during his postgraduate degree. So, this is a person who is known. He rose through the ranks to become the dean of students, college principal, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and, ultimately, Vice-Chancellor of the UON. He then became the Chairman of the KNEC Board. I am sure this House will approve him to become the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Education. I know he will perform well. When Prof. Magoha was the Vice-Chancellor at the UON, the likes of Hon. Mbadi introduced a strategic management unit in costing and accommodation, which guided the institution on chargeable fees. Up to now, the UON has not found someone with that kind of brain. That particular strategy has stood the test of time. It is still there. He introduced costing and we were able to pay Kshs11 for a plate of ugali and s ukumawiki ..."
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