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    "id": 1476609,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu East, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jackson Lekumontare",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Education in Kenya is costly. We, Members of Parliament, and every other office which has the role of giving bursaries have been doing so. However, what is the cost of educating one child through the education system? The bursary we have, and even though there is a bursary from the governors and other persons, does not amount to the cost of educating one learner. The worst thing we can do as Parliament is to take the money we have to the Ministry of Education. It is not practical for us to take the bursary to be accessed from the Ministry of Education when Members of Parliament cannot access what is there. Therefore, it is important to increase the bursary to fund the education of our children properly. If you look at what the governors are giving, a student can get Ksh15,000. If you add the Ksh10,000 from the Member of Parliament, it comes to Ksh25,000, but what you are supposed to give is more than Ksh100,000. Very few students get the NGAAF bursary because it is very little. The right thing that we need to do is increase the bursary to be able to meet the cost which is required. The capitation is not reaching on time because of delays. When we ask, the Ministry tells us that money is in school. However, when you inquire from the principals, you find the money has not been released. As a House, if there is more money that we have to add to the bursary and we are able to pay back, it is the best thing. As Members of Parliament, if we are asked to release what we have with assurance that our children will learn without being asked for any other contribution, we are more than willing to support. However, the capitation plus what we have is not enough. The Cabinet Secretary for Education responded to a question on whether releasing all the bursary funds to the Ministry of Education would be enough for our children to learn freely, and the answer was no. Therefore, we are not getting it right by saying that we should let the bursary go to the Ministry of Education. This is because it will not be free. I think that is the whole thing. We have to increase the bursary to meet the needs of our students. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I oppose this Motion."
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