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    "id": 1510334,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion on Consolidation of Bursary Funds for Equitable Access to Education in Kenya. Most of us went to school courtesy of churches. I was partially sponsored by my local parish church because during our days, in the 1970s and 1980s, there was no bursary, no CDF and no county governments. I support the consolidation so that we do not make it political. There are many students who are at home. There are those who have dropped out of school because of lack of school fees. The families may not support maybe a particular politician, and perhaps they do not benefit from the bursaries. Some Members here have said NG-CDF and the county bursaries are used by politicians to reward their loyalists. Therefore, it will make sense to consolidate and have a voting committee to ensure those who are needy benefit. I propose that we mop all the resources and put them under HELB. Perhaps even change the name to something that takes care of also primary and secondary schools. Basically Grade 1 to 9 should be free because we want our children to access free primary education. I do not know why there are still some levies that are levied by the Ministry of Education, or by the head teachers in primary school. We should make it compulsory from the ECDE to Grade 9, 10 and 13. We have seven marginalized counties in this country. These are Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa and part of North Rift region. Many children in those counties do not go to school because of banditry and insecurity or they cannot afford to pay. If the bursaries are consolidated and put under one umbrella, we have free and compulsory education from primary to university. I remember in the 1980s and 1990s, you did not have to apply through the HELB to be sponsored. It was compulsory on the 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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