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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the recently launched Vision 2030, requires a critical mass of skilled people in certain key areas in order to implement the development process. These areas include engineering, technology and medicine. While I appreciate the steps the Government has taken to increase funding for my Ministry, more needs to be done for this country to develop. A country which is serious about development must invest in highly trained people, research and innovation. Currently, Kenya has 170,000 students in public universities. We need to expand and for this to happen we need funding to do so, effectively. The financing of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has been retained at last year’s level despite increased demand for loans, bursaries and scholarships by our students. My Ministry, through the Higher Education Loans Board, provides loans to all university students who are qualified in the public and private universities. It is in the process of extending the facility to students in East African Universities as per the request of Members of Parliament. HELB will require an additional Kshs11 billion if it is to discharge this duty properly."
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