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    "id": 55581,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kamama",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Each country gives conditions for the award of their scholarships. The conditions are announced to the candidates when the scholarships are advertised in the local dailies; that is, the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers. Scholarships are offered for both undergraduate and post-graduate students. The Government has a policy guideline regarding allocation of scholarships which are the eligibility criteria for nomination scholarship to beneficiaries. These are as follows:- (i) Regional balance which was previously based on provinces, but will now be based on counties. (ii) Course and level of study as outlined by the country offering the scholarship. The country offering the scholarship specifies the number of scholarships available, the course and the level of study; that is, whether it is undergraduate or post- graduate. (iii)Areas of study must be relevant to the country’s development agenda. (iv) Merit is also paramount and scholarship beneficiaries for undergraduate degree courses must have attained a minimum of B (Plain) in KCSE and B+ in the relevant subjects in the course to be pursued. Candidates are required to produce original KCSE Certificates and other relevant documents. For post-graduate scholarships, candidates must have a minimum of Second Class Honors Upper Division and must be serving officers in the public sector with an experience of at least two years, since the last graduation. This is ascertained through a recommendation letter from his or her current supervisor or Head of Department or Division. (v) Age is also important. An undergraduate degree student must have an age of 23 years or below. For post-graduate, they must be below 34 years of age and for Masters Degree, 40 years to 44 years. For PhD, the candidate must have at least 44 years and above. Lastly, gender balance is observed in all scholarships before they are awarded. (b) The Government of Kenya offers scholarships which are attainable locally for Masters and PhD students. These are administered by the Higher Education Loans Board and the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST). The distribution of scholarships by the two institutions is as follows: The HELB has already given out 70 Masters Degree scholarships worth Kshs140 million; and 42 PhDs worth Kshs89, 900,000. The total funds disbursed by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) are Kshs32,900,000. For National Council for Science and Technology, so far, 22 students have benefited from masters scholarships. This has cost the Government, Kshs43 million. For PhD, 22 students have benefited, so far. This has cost the Government, Kshs10.5 million. Total cost is Kshs149 million."
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