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    "id": 1183389,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kamukunji, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Hassan",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Hassan Abdi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to request for a statement addressing the financial distress facing our public universities under Standing Order 44(2)(c). Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research on a matter of general concern, namely addressing the financial distress facing public universities in Kenya. Our higher education sector is currently grappling with serious financial challenges. In the recent past, public universities have been struggling to survive as they are unable to honour their statutory obligations including remittances to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the National Hospital Insurance Fund(NHIF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), and payment of debts and wages due to banks, contractors and suppliers. As at June 2022, the combined debt borne by these institutions was Ksh56.1 billion and this figure keeps accumulating at an alarming rate. Public universities heavily rely on Government funding of state-sponsored students for operation. However, in the recent past, there has been a continued decline in Government funding. This decline has been worsened by the low intake of self-sponsored students under the parallel programme as more students embrace technical courses often not available in our The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}