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"speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the spirit of the Motion, but I think it is too ambitious. It is too ambitious to expect that in 2011, you could do 75 per cent. First of all, I sympathise with the Member of Parliament, because the Motion was to come last year. The Motion states here that we have to have 75 per cent of the students by 2011. However, 2011 is past, and is not possible. But I want to say it is not realistic even in 2012 for a number of reasons. If you look at what it would mean if you took 75 per cent of the students, 75 per cent of the students---- 97,134 of 2010 would be 72,851. If you took the other 75 per cent of 81,000 in 2009, it would be 60,750. The total would be 133,601. You can see the capacity is there, because we are also taking parallel students. But in terms of those the Government is catering for are 98,000 from both the seven public universities, and the 15 constituent colleges. Therefore, the 75 per cent of the students who have C Plus and above would be 133,601, and that would translate to Kshs33,400,250,000 to be able to support that category. I am not saying it is not possible, if the money is voted. But in addition to paying, the Kshs250,000 per students, which brings it to Kshs33 billion, you also have to do the infrastructure, which is much more than this Kshs33 billion. I am just trying to explain the challenge currently. You will put in Kshs33 billion to support 133,000 at Kshs250,000 per student per annum. But beyond that, you have to provide the infrastructure."
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