{"id":546940,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/546940/?format=json","text_counter":370,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Macharia","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2367,"legal_name":"Jacob Waweru Macharia","slug":"jacob-waweru-macharia"},"content":"Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker for this chance to contribute on the Bill. I support the amendment Bill by Hon. Kang’ata. At the outset, I appreciate what the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has done in ensuring that university students in this country who are mainly from poor backgrounds are able to go through university. I am one such example who used HELB loan to pay for the required school fees at the university. I know HELB is critical in ensuring that university students in Kenya are able to complete their studies. Otherwise, it would be a different story if HELB was not there. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}