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    "id": 1496822,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56 (1) (a) to make a statement relating to a matter for which the Committee on Education is responsible. During the Motion on the current state of the nation, the Senate directed the Standing Committee on Education to liaise with the Minister of Education and other stakeholders with a view to resolving the concerns raised regarding Junior Secondary School (JSS) education, the new funding model for university education, and the acceptability of Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC). Mr. Speaker, Sir, the new university funding model was launched in 2023, following the recommendation of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER). It seeks to address challenges encountered by public universities and technical and vocational education institutions due to massive enrolment and inadequate funding. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the model is applied to students who qualified for placement through Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) in universities and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions. It provides for variable scholarship and loan funding based on a means-testing tool and prioritizes a student's financial need and separates placement from funding. The Committee on Education is currently inquiring into the implementation of this model and has consequently held a meeting with the key actors in its implementation. These actors include- (a) Universities Fund (UF) that grants scholarships to students. (b) Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) that extends loans to students. (c) KUCCPS that oversees the placement of students into higher learning institutions. During the meeting with the aforementioned stakeholders, the committee made preliminary observations on different challenges facing the implementation of the model and requested the Minister of Education to expeditiously address them. These challenges included- (a) Disparities to resource allocation from the use of Means-Testing Instrument (MTI) used to determine students' level of need. The committee observed that the approach used risk, underestimating the true financial needs of students who face The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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