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    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very emotive issue. I oppose this Motion. I also want to join my colleagues who have clearly stated that it was not introduced with the correct evidence of how we should do it. This Motion was brought in after the failures of the University Funding Model. It was brought because of the bias we have witnessed in disbursement of education funds. Putting bursaries in one basket will not solve the issues surrounding education in this country because we have a challenge with our curriculum. If we give bursaries when the curriculum is not clear, we still will not have met the dictations of Article 33. We have a school feeding programme in this country. Even if we put money in one basket, it will not solve the problem of feeding our children. We have a problem with the education infrastructure. Some schools are more developed than others. There are schools that are given millions of shillings in broad daylight. Even if we put bursaries in one basket, we will not solve the issue of poor infrastructure in schools. We have children from marginalised areas and poor families. Even if we put bursaries in one basket, we will not buy school uniform for these children. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have a shortage of teachers. There are schools with more teachers while others have none. Therefore, our issue is deeper than putting money in one basket to kill the element of bursary. The intention of bursaries was to fill the gap that was noticed in the rural and marginalised areas where parents were disadvantaged. I do not see how putting money in one basket will solve that problem. The reason why NG-CDF is successful is because Members are close to the families in the rural areas. Recently, we had a problem with the university funding where poor families were being placed in band 3 or 4, paying more money than students from able families. As Members, we are saying that NG-CDF should focus on poor areas, poor families, and poor successful students. Let the successful needy students get education. We have produced doctors through NG-CDF. I am so humbled because Buuri Constituency has produced doctors through bursaries. They are people who would not have got an opportunity to go up the education ladder in this country if not for NG-CDF. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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