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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a final reason for not going by the recommendation that hon. Chanzu makes is that there are budgetary implications. The Government would like to put in a lot of money for university education. One evidence that has not been possible is the opening up of universities to be more private or to have a private wing even in a public institution. This is because it is just not possible to cater for all the students that would like to join our universities because resources are not there and like I said earlier on, this is the main reason that the Government has been willing to allow universities to have this so-called private wing in a public institution. However, this is not without its benefits as we have been told. Firstly, it is a positive move in that it gives a second chance to many Kenyans who would have otherwise not managed to find a university place. As matter of fact, parallel degree students comprise virtually 50 per cent of all the students who are enrolled in our universities. This is so that half of the students of the University of Nairobi would be parallel students and many of those are people who are in employment like lawyers, accountants and teachers in primary and secondary schools who get an opportunity to pursue not only a first degree but also a post-graduate degree. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a matter of fact, the beneficiaries are many Members of Parliament. There are many Members of Parliament who are now enrolled in universities for different levels of degree programmes from the first degree to the masters degree. There are others who I know who are doing PhDs. These opportunities would not have been possible if this programme was not started."
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