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    "content": "I know they have said that they have challenges, but when we are talking about orphans, we have families who are orphaned but they are able to take care of themselves. We have families who are all there but are also very poor and cannot afford even to get a meal and, therefore, they are also unable to clear fee balances. So, if indeed we are saying that we have a structure and we have decided to support families that are poor and the aged, then it is important for us through the Committee on Education to ensure that we close this because I know that this is something the Mover of the Motion, the Senator for Kitui, has talked about for months. I think it is now a year since he started talking about it in this House. I think as a House, we must make a decision and come to a closure of this issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I looked at the challenges at Kisii University, and one of the students who was suspended for three years is an orphan. I asked myself, if you are an orphan and you have been thrown out of university for three years and somebody has been paying school fees for you, I thought the Vice Chancellor went overboard. As much as they did whatever they did, I wish he looked at the students knowing very well that they are student leaders and therefore, whatever he was doing was not because of his wish but he had to do it because of those who had chosen him to lead them and move on. I am just pleading and I will also make my plea to the Cabinet Secretary that it is time he looked at it from a different angle; knowing that they did something wrong but they could, for example, reduce the years the students are on suspension. It is like restarting your degree programme afresh. Therefore, as we talk about orphans, I think it is important for us to look at the environment they are living in and some of the consequences that will follow as much as we say that choices have consequences. Therefore, I want to support the Bill but we should ensure that indeed as we support this we must come to a closure and ensure that we tackle the issue once and for all. I beg to support."
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