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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojaamong",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Labor and Human Resource Development",
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        "legal_name": "Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find that there are around 24 recommendations that have been made by the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology. My recent visit to Kenyatta University showed that there are quite a number of infrastructural developments, which were quite good and impressive. As a member of Kenyatta University Alumni, we accepted, at least, to do something for the university so that we continue supporting the programmes there. But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were very disturbed about the disturbances by the university students. I thought we had already matured from the university students of long time ago, who used to be adored so much in the villages, but right now, almost everybody has gone to the university. So, there is no pride that you can show in the village because you are in the university and for that reason go on strike and then destroy other people’s property. So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to take this opportunity to condemn the riotous behavior that the students in Kenyatta University displayed in destroying people’s property, stealing property from the university – the computers – and destroying property. This should not come from academicians, because in this era of technology, people have sobered up. In the developed countries, you rarely hear of people going on strike. People go to learn and then go back home. So, it is my appeal that the Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology goes to educate the students. Also, as hon. Members of Parliament, when we meet the students, we should tell them that the university is a place where you go to acquire knowledge and not to riot and destroy property. Eventually, they waste a lot of time when they are sent away; some do not have fares and the rest. But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the very issues that have been enumerated here, especially the negative ethnicity--- I remember I had a professor who had risen and he was almost joining the top in Kenyatta University after struggling so much--- But because they saw that he was almost succeeding and he was very much qualified, he was to be given a leave of over two years. His name is Prof. Etyang. He was given a leave and when that vacancy was filled, he was now told to come back and so some small, small things in the department. So many other tribal things do happen in our universities. It is very unfortunate that women whom we expect to uphold fairness are the very ones who are unleashing unfairness to other Kenyans. So, even if we brought very many women to Parliament, I do not think our country will---"
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