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    "id": 1496854,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For purposes of record, I would like to alert the Senator for Nandi, Sen. Cherarkey that HELB extends loans to students at the KSL, beginning from the year 2024/2025. I want that to go on record so that the people in Nandi are not misled. There is already an agreement between HELB and KSL. The issue of loans to universities is a big problem and there are many students from needy families who are being categorized in bands that their parents can never afford. I will give an example. My people in Nyamira are very hardworking and they are farmers. They deal with tea, but at the end of a financial year, having done farming for 12 months, they get a bonus of Kshs60,000. When they send their children to make applications, they are told that they belong to a band where they should raise Kshs80,000. Let our Cabinet Secretary who is a son of the Omogusii review this funding model for our students. The best model should be what benefited you and I, where we were all eligible to get funding and support from the Government. Then upon graduation, you pay back to the Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can tell you that for myself if the Government never extended support to me, I would never have gone to school up to the university. As leaders, let us appreciate that because we were assisted, we should also be conscious that those who are coming after us also need help. We live in this country and we know that the people who come from our counties are needy and do not have money. I plead with the broad-based Government to take into account the interest of students who have expressed inability to meet their school fees. I support."
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