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    "content": "That must be the Member for Butula. Please, make your way in. Just take a seat somewhere. Further, the Member for Kikuyu Constituency claimed that to the extent that Clause 18 of the Bill proposes to advance the existing practice of placing Government-sponsored students in private universities even in instances where there are existing vacancies in public universities, the Bill violates the provisions of Article 201(d) and (e) of the Constitution, which require that public money has to be spent in a prudent and responsible way; and financial management shall be responsible and fiscal reporting shall be clear, respectively. It was his submission that Clause 18 of the Bill automatically leads to allocation of public funds to private universities without subjecting private universities to the same stringent reporting and audit requirements that are applicable by law to public universities. Hon. Ichung’wah also submitted that by forcibly placing Government-sponsored students in private universities despite their eligibility for placement in public universities and without due regard to their subjection to meeting a potentially higher fees requirement, the provisions of the Bill effectively curtail the right to education meant to be enjoyed by all Kenyans under Article 43(1)(f) of the Constitution. The Member further noted that the issues highlighted in his point of order had been raised at a very early stage, in conjunction with concerns from other Members, and had led to a directive from the Speaker that the Departmental Committee on Education and Research conducts a winnowing process to harmonise the proposals made by Members on the subject. According to the Member and others who spoke after him, the winnowing process did not met the requirements of Standing Order No.131 dealing with referral of proposed amendments to Committee, as it did not see the concerned Members invited nor did it take into account the peculiar demands and circumstances of those who had expressed an interest in amending the Bill. The nature, extent and quality of public participation over the Bill was also brought into question, with allegations made that the exercise was not representative of key stakeholders in 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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