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    "id": 1491773,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1491773/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. On the question of the Elimu beneficiaries, I will answer just briefly. The figure that you see is cumulative. It covers not just tuition, but transport, school fees, personal kits, et cetera . That is why the figure might look different. However, I agree that we need a conversation. We need clarity on the amount of money that the Government contributes or gives us capitation per student. In reality, that is not the actual figure that is spent. If you say you are giving a capitation of Kshs1,450, that cannot be the cost that you require per learner in that school. The parent then is required to do other things and the figure goes up. What I meant is that there has not been a clear mathematical formula to determine how much we need per student to be in school. That is what I mean. That is why I said we need to have a conversation on this so that we come up with a proper figure. We can come up with a figure for the purposes of planning as a Government and as a country. We need to know exactly what we are looking at. As I said, it is time to have that conversation. The Presidential Bursary Scheme is still operational, but it is domiciled in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. That is why we do not have data on it. This is what I am talking about. So there are many players in the field who are playing in this space whose data as a Ministry we do not have. We need it synchronise and centred, so that it is linked. I think I have answered most of those questions. I submit."
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