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"speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
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"content": "A student who takes a Bachelor of Education is different from the one taking a Bachelor of Medicine. So, they will get 40 per cent scholarship, 30 per cent loan and 30 per cent household. Finally, there is Band Five which is also Level Five. These are high income earners with an estimated income of Ksh120,000 and above. They might need some modest Government support as well depending on the family size, the number of children in primary or secondary school and tertiary level. So, they might need support simply because they have a heavy burden. These are people who earn more than Ksh600,000. They can do without any Government support, but if they apply, they get 30 per cent scholarship, 30 per cent loan and 40 per cent household. I do not need to answer question two. I will also not talk about the ways the Ministry is communicating to the various stakeholders. They have multiple ways which are already in the public domain. So, I would like to give a clear break down of just one case of a student."
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"content": " On a point of order, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "There is a point of order from Hon. Nyamai."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I have listened to Professor and she is doing her best to respond to the matter that was raised by Hon. Naisula. But it is important for us, as people’s representatives, to fully understand this funding model. I am sure the students and parents are also listening. The indicators that will be used are not very clear. Is it possible for Professor to clearly explain the 30 per cent and all the other percentages? She should also explain those who will not get funding because they have other means. It is not clear. As the Member for Kitui South, I do not understand what I will tell the students in my constituency as to what indicators are being used to identify those who get 30 per cent. Is it a research that will be done in advance to know who gets what percentage? This is to ensure that students do not get stranded. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to comment."
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"content": "Hon. (Dr) Mutunga."
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"speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, the students are picked by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and also given a form for scholarship. They fill all the details about their family background, especially socio- economic, in the form. Based on what they have filled in the form, the criterion that Professor is discussing is used to assess which band they would be placed into. For example, if you are given 70 per cent scholarship, it means that if the school fee is Ksh150,000 a year, then you pay 30 per cent of it and also qualify for 20 per cent as loan. The 30 per cent is scholarship and 20 per cent loan, which you can pay after you are employed. Additionally, 10 per cent is given for the upkeep of the student. That is how this is interpreted. Students need to know that what is important is for them to fill the forms comprehensively and give the correct information to ensure they are considered fairly."
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"content": "Hon. Baya."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This is a very important discussion because many students have despaired. They will neither fill these forms nor work on it. The initial forms they received scared them off university places. I know there was a circular by the Principal Secretary that they withdraw those forms, but that has not been done. Parents are struggling to raise the school fees. I know of parents in my constituency who are selling land to pay school fees because this information has not been unpackaged to them. I had opportunity to organise for a forum where I brought the Higher Education Loans Board and KUCCPS to talk to the students. But I could not reach everybody yet the deadline for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "filling those forms is on Thursday, 15th August 2024. I would like to request the Ministry of Education to extend this deadline so that more students can apply. There are more students who have not applied than those who have. The information is not getting to them. Hon. Speaker, you need to give a direction to the new Cabinet Secretary, who has just assumed office, to fast-track this issue to extend the deadline and ensure that officers from HELB and KUCCPS go up to the sub-county levels to educate and assist the students and parents fill the forms, to ensure that we do not have any student disenfranchised because they did not get the information. This is important. Your direction is needed."
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"content": "These are valid points."
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