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    "id": 1278930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1278930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo",
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    "content": "of those good performers may never see the gate of a university because of the very stringent measures and high fees required. As it has already been articulated, it is unfortunate that the consumers of this new model were not fully involved. They were not given opportunity to make an informed decision as they consent to it. I find that to be very unfortunate. Were it not for the loans we got through HELB, some of us would not have gone to school given the backgrounds we came from. It is important for us to re-look at Kenya’s education financing model at all levels - right from primary school through secondary school to higher education. What country will we have if we make it very difficult for daughters and sons of poor persons to access education? I know that Ksh300,000 is nothing but pocket change for some people in this society but there are families which cannot afford food and basic shelter. Somehow, God has a way of balancing things such that we get very bright students from very poor families. What will we to do about them? We know that education is the only equaliser. It is education that puts a rich man’s child and a poor man’s child on the same table. It is high time we re-thought this model as a nation and give the children of the poor opportunity to go to school at whatever level that their brains will allow them. Thank you."
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