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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nassir",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2433,
        "legal_name": "Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Bill has been drafted by my brother, Hon. Irungu Kang’ata. It talks about amending four Sections of the mother Act known as the Higher Education Loans Board Act. The first amendment is on Section 4, which seeks to include representation by students from both public and private universities in the Board. It further states that there will be a rotation every two years. This is a move which is truly welcome. Section 13 allows a parent or guardian to apply on behalf of a minor. It states very clearly that once the minor comes of age, the onus of repaying the loan will lie on the minor since that minor will have become an adult. The Bill also seeks to amend Section 14 by ensuring that every applicant is replied to in writing, whether they were successful or not. It also allows every applicant the right of appeal. Section 15 also gives the loanee a chance to notify the Board that they are yet to be employed. I would like to speak on behalf of the many disadvantaged Kenyans who are unable to access this loan. This Act needs to be amended, first and foremost, to allow it to give these loans based on quotas. The quotas should be broken down to levels of counties and constituencies, so that someone from Mvita Constituency can compete fairly and freely like any other Kenyan. Looking at the percentage of the applicants from Mombasa County who have managed to access these funds, they are shocking. Secondly, the Fund needs to be expanded. I hope to bring an amendment to that effect during the Committee Stage. I hope that the amendments will be accepted by every Member. This Fund needs to be expanded to include students pursuing diploma courses. 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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