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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "I propose that when the relevant Committee brings amendments at the Third Stage, it also considers proposing a certain percentage, perhaps, from the national kitty or the budget of the Ministry of Education that should always be set aside for HELB. The situation as it is now is that, the Ministry of Education decides how much money it allocates the HELB. If we make it a certain percentage of the budget of that Ministry, then this may help in terms of increasing the allocation. One of the Members who contributed to this matter talked about decentralizing this to the counties. That is a good proposal, especially the processing of the applications. The number of students seeking university education is increasing year in, year out in this country. It is important, therefore, that the processing of the applications for this money be decentralized to the central point in each county. Maybe, HELB needs to establish county offices where applications could be processed and then payment is made from a central point in Nairobi since this is a national function. If you look at the proposed amendments in this Bill, thanks to the Member for Kiharu, Hon. Kang’ata, you will find that the main amendments are in five parts. In fact, some have been explained very well. 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."
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