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    "id": 21756,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/21756/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwatela",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of Education",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Calist Mwatela",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The current fees charged to a student in a public primary teachers training college is Kshs29,975 per year. This is exclusive of uniforms and computer charges. However, due to escalating prices of various commodities, the Ministry of Education is in the process of reviewing the fees upwards. The Government does not award any grant to students to supplement the fees charged. However, each year, Kshs10 million is provided for the 21 teacher-training colleges as bursary assistance for needy students. For transparency, I direct teacher training colleges to display names of the beneficiaries and the amounts awarded on the respective notice boards. I also direct them to disseminate the same information to the Constituencies Development Committees of the districts where the students come from to avoid duplication. (b) Considering the answer to “a” above, “b” does not arise. (a) To ensure that needy students do not lose their places, I direct that fees be paid in two installments; 50 per cent in Term 1 and the other 50 per cent in Term 2. The Ministry has a policy that allows students who are unable to raise fees all together, one year fees leave."
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