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    "id": 1553562,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1553562/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Migos Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": " Thank you for inviting me, Hon. Speaker. I request to respond to the three questions as follows: The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) currently funds students in universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions under the Ministry of Education. HELB is able to fund those students because it is provided with a budget to do so through the Ministry of Education. The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is under the Ministry of Health. HELB is ready and available to provide funding to students in KMTC once it is supported with the necessary budget by this House, through the Ministry of Health. Indeed, when resources were availed to HELB, it provided support to KMTC students. This happened in the Financial Year 2013/2014 when there was a partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and in the Financial Year 2022/2023 when the Ministry of Health provided resources to HELB. May I assure the House, therefore, that HELB is committed to supporting all eligible college and university students in pursuit of their tertiary education without any discrimination. We look forward to working with this honourable House to explore the possibilities of enhancing funding to cover institutions in our tertiary education space that are yet to be covered. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I submit."
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