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"content": "polytechnics and technical institutes. But, unfortunately, many have problems with payment of school fees. With regard to HELB, currently, it caters for those who go to pursue degrees at graduate level, masters and above. But the people in the middle level colleges like polytechnics have nowhere to turn to for fees. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year, HELB managed to give 7,000 bursaries each for Kshs10, 000. I had an opportunity to talk to them or discuss with them. They were in agreement that we need a sustainable fund that will take care of the students who go to middle level colleges. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion has been long overdue and I want to agree with the hon. Mover in terms of resolving or urging the Government to set aside 1 per cent of the national revenue. Currently, the national revenue is about Kshs1 trillion. One per cent of Kshs1 trillion is about Kshs30 billion. Out of Kshs30 billion divided by 290 constituencies, each constituency is likely to get about 30 million. That amount of Kshs30 million every year will contribute a lot in a big way in creating employment in this country. With regard to Millennium Development Goals, the first one is extreme poverty and hunger. We can only eradicate extreme poverty and hunger if our youth are employed. They can only be employed if they have the skills. Polytechnics and technical institutes will offer courses that will enable our youth to be self-employed. A lot of security cases in this country are because of unemployment. We have many graduates who finish university but they do not get jobs. But for graduates from middle level colleges, you can be assured that, at least, 90 per cent will be self-employed. In other words, we will also be contributing towards enhancing security in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the CDF is successful and this Motion is urging that we channel these funds to the CDF. This is because the success rate of the CDF model in this country is 90 per cent. Yes, we have teething problems, but 90 per cent for a student in school is grade A. That is why we are urging that these funds be channeled through the CDF. It does not mean that when you get a C Plain or a C+ Plus you cannot advance to get a degree. With the liberalized economy that we have one can complete diploma studies, get a degree and then do a Masters degree course and then a PhD degree course. You can then become a professor. So, these funds are going to contribute to the development of our economy. Vision 2030 is meant to make Kenya globally competitive â to be self sustaining by 2030. Therefore, unless you put such funds in place to help our Form Four students join colleges, we are not going to achieve much. I want to quote Winston Churchill. He said that success is not final; failure is not fatal, but it is the courage to carry on that counts. I have seen some students attempting to commit suicide just because they did not qualify to go to university. Today we are telling them that with these funds in place there is hope at the end of the tunnel. I would like to focus on the Presidentâs speech when he was addressing this Parliament during its inauguration. He said that the Government was going to change procurement rules to suit the youth. If the youth have skills, definitely they are going to get the contracts from the Government. This will add value in terms of enhancing the welfare of the society."
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