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    "id": 555621,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/555621/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Angatia",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2153,
        "legal_name": "Ayub Savula Angatia",
        "slug": "ayub-savula-angatia"
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. At the outset, I would say that the amendment to this Bill brings a lot of sanity in the allocation of money for higher education to the needy students in our society. By prioritising the fact that all students will apply through their parents, we shall give opportunity, in allocating money, to needy students from poor families because in every village or constituency, an hon. Member is put under pressure every time to allocate the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) money yet the student who is being given bursary has already received an allocation from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). So, they keep disturbing us every time that they do not have money yet they utilise the money for CDF for other activities. Once we include this section in the Act that provides that an applicant shall use the name of the parent or a guardian in applying for this facility, it will bring accountability and openness in allocation of this HELB funds."
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