Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona

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• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I, therefore, move. I would wish to save their jobs. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 25- Establishment of public universities 25A. There shall be established a public university in each of the counties within ten years of the coming into force of this Act. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: 62 Wednesday, 5th December, 2012(P) view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: The reasons for this amendment are to establish a public university in each of the counties within a period of ten years of the coming into force of this Act. It has been done in other countries. Nigeria and America have that. Several countries have that and for us to enhance access to education, it is possible. We passed a Bill in this Parliament that set up a High Court in every county and if we can stagger it to ten years, and I know hon. Mutula assisted in that, it would be good. So, if we can have this ... view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I thank the Minister and the Chairman of the Education Committee. I think it sits better in Part Three, that the Chairman is talking about which is establishment and accreditation of universities. However, having said that, I would want to suggest that if the hon. Member thinks that ten years is a short time, I am willing to amend it to 15 years but really we have places that have no universities. We are moving to devolved system of governance and those devolved structures will be like view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: 63 Wednesday, 5th December, 2012(P) governments on their own. So, it will be unfortunate if we have some counties with universities and some without. So, if the Chairman of the Education Committee thinks ten years is too short-- -Unfortunately I did not have the privilege of knowing how many public universities we have, but I was presuming that we have around 11. I am not too sure. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, so if we have seven fully-fledged universities then with the calculations, the time of ten years will be a short time. So, I would be willing to amend to 15 years. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Under Part Three. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am willing to adopt the Minister’s words fully. I think in another life, she should have been a lawyer. I do not mind if she can repeat the wording that she said. Her wording is better than mine. I think she said “there shall be established universities in every county and priority shall be granted to counties without”. I support that fully because then you take care of Homa Bay County. view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Back to the Committee. view