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    "id": 99121,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Report. First, I would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology for steering the Committee to come up with very good recommendations. If implemented, they will be able to improve the learning environment in our universities. I also wish to thank Members of the same Committee for supporting the Chairman in that effort. One thing that I have noted in that Report concerns the election of student leaders at the university. It is almost clear that there was a lot of unnecessary interference in the way the elections were done. Therefore, it is important that the university administration and management should not at any one time interfere with the way the students organize their affairs. The student leadership is responsible and capable to handle their affairs. If this spirit is allowed to exist in our public universities, there would be cordial relationship between the university body and the university administration thus avoiding the unnecessary strikes that we experienced at Kenyatta University and the University of Nairobi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second observation is that it is noted very clearly in this Report that political interference was experienced at Kenyatta University. This was mainly meant to remove the Vice-Chancellor of the university from office. The students were misused. Even the lecturers were misused. Therefore, it is important that politicians desist from interfering with the way universities are run. Without political interference at Kenyatta University maybe what we experienced and noted would have been avoided. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was also the angle of external interference. There was migration of students from one university on Nairobi – Thika Highway going to assist other students at Kenyatta University to destroy or bring down the university. That was not good. The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mugenda has done a commendable job in terms of expanding university education in this nation. It is really significant. She has created many campuses in this nation. My appeal would be, as she continues establishing campuses, those appointed to manage them should not be on tribal basis. We should have what we call detribalization of leadership in these campuses. That would also give some kind of harmony in these universities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you also noted that important equipment was stolen at Kenyatta University. About 200 computers were stolen therefore, denying the learning community an opportunity to excel well in ICT learning. We would urge our"
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