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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. As per now and as per the report and the Statement that was sought, we had not requested for that information. So, right away, I do not have that information. On the issue of the release of certificates, again, that came as a Motion in this House. We said that those certificates should be released, but for this specific Statement, again, we did not ask that question directly. We actually implied that as a result of the high cost, certificates will not be given on time. We did not seek for a direct request on the same. On the issue of the variance between the various types of schools, if I can allude to this from the information that is highlighted here, because from the report, there are terms of reference that have been given for a specific taskforce that was set up. For that specific taskforce, one of the things they were going to consider is to look at that specific variation and give us a feedback as to why that variation is there. The logic is that if certain schools can survive and are only charging Kshs.20,000, why would others have to charge Kshs80,000 for more or less the same type of education? So that is a matter that is being handled by the taskforce that is being chaired by Prof. Mwiria and in good time, I think they want to go into it in detail so that they can actually address these variations and rationalize all the levies and the fees. It is true that in this particular Statement, the whole idea of non-essential levies has been left floating. With your indulgence, that is a matter we need to go and delve into as a Committee. This is where the gap really is. They will look at the so-called non-essential levies. For some they will term them as essential while for others, non-essential. That is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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