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    "content": "With the subsidised secondary education, where the Government is paying between Kshs10,000 and Kshs11,000 per year per student, we have seen an increased enrolment in high schools. We have also seen this as a result of the increased number of secondary schools that have been put up across the country, courtesy of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), and other Government funding. However, we have not seen a corresponding level of accessibility to university education. This means many of our children who will be coming out of secondary schools will need to find other alternatives in the form of tertiary colleges, and this is where middle-level colleges come in handy. With this in mind, and with the prevailing difficult economic situation in the country, including hunger and other economic problems that we face, there is need to support students who leave high school to join middle-level colleges, so that they can also have the capacity to realise their dreams. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support Dr. Eseli when he says that there is too much emphasis on university education in this country. University education is important. We know the role that university education plays in any economy. Therefore, we cannot downplay the significance of university education. However, that does not mean that other courses that are being offered in middle level colleges are not important. Therefore, I appeal to this House to approve this Motion, so that the Government can consider increasing funding to the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and ask HELB to make provision, so that we can extend the loans facility to cover financing of our children who go through middle-level colleges. I will also not forget to support the Mover of this Motion when he said that there is need for HELB to be more creative and innovative in its activities by trying to look into other ways of raising funds. I support this suggestion because I know that a lot of Kenyans have only insurance companies to fall back to. Without really discrediting them, there are lots of issues with insurance companies. You can faithfully contribute premiums to an insurance company for five years, but if something happens on the way and you default for even three months, you will certainly have a problem accessing the insurance benefits when the time comes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is where HELB comes in handy. I support the idea that HELB can start thinking of issuing education bonds, so that parents can buy them for their children for even ten years, if one knows that one’s child will be at the college level in ten year’s time, during which time HELB can invest that money. That will bring more"
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