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    "id": 1474875,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1474875/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": " We will look for competence and ensure that our universities are run competently. But as a Ministry, we will require your support. Some of the problems these universities face arise out of those policies and pressures. The vice-chancellors tell us they are under a lot of pressure to even retain staff that are not doing any job in the universities, leading to bloated payrolls. Universities are almost going under due to such. Hon. Owino, on the internet, as a Ministry, we are partnering with the Kenya Power since they are laying internet cables. We will do last-mile connectivity for each school to have internet. We are thinking of what we can do to ensure far-flung schools where students need the internet get it. We would be giving them iPads, laptops, bundles and solar. We are thinking about all that to ensure that there is no child that is disadvantaged. It is something that is on our radar and we are working on it to ensure that internet is accessible. On the Elimu Scholarship Programme in the last five years, for the Ksh12 billion, we will prepare a list and share it with the House on how distribution has been done and where the money has gone, so that you can have sight of it. Hon. Kiamba talked about why we came up with 5 per cent for the lower cadre in Band 1 and not zero per cent. The analysis that was done came up with the most vulnerable that would pay a maximum of 5 per cent. For example, in the Bachelor of Education programme, the 5 per cent adds to Ksh6,000 or Ksh7,000 and it is paid in two terms - Ksh3,000 in one term and Ksh2,000 in the other term. The student is paid an upkeep of Ksh60,000. Based on that analysis, it was felt that even if somebody may not have anything, they can manage to pay the Ksh3,000 for that course."
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