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    "id": 925286,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol",
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        "legal_name": "Jacquiline Adhiambo Oduol",
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    "content": "The first is with regard to the significance that is laid on the Centre. It emphasises that one of the key concerns will be capacity building. It also emphasises activities such as launching services like satellite tracking, communication services, data acquisition, surveillance and many others that have been going on. They seem to be domiciled in the Ministry of Defence whereas for the Italian Government, it is domiciled in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. My first submission and request to the Committee is that as we look at the Centre in its historical evolution from 1966 where it has operated as a foreign facility. In that context, there has been little socio-economic gain to Kenya except for piecemeal tokens donated to host communities through the Coast Development Authority. This could be due to the absence of critical Ministry of Education input. From the point of view of the Kenyan Government, we need to prepare for equal status. As we sign this improved Agreement, we need to get to an equal status deal. Therefore, my reservation and key concern to the Committee is that if we are to get an equal status deal, and if our major interest and focus is on capacity building, research and to use the Centre for peace and promotion that will help us create employment and spread in an innovative way, then we need to re-think the reports we receive in the House whose ratification by Parliament is required. We need the Committee to give more convincing indications as to why we should proceed with a partnership in this country where this is domiciled in the Ministry of Defence and not in the Ministry of Education."
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