{"id":88194,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/88194/?format=json","text_counter":323,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Machage","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":179,"legal_name":"Wilfred Gisuka Machage","slug":"wilfred-machage"},"content":"The amount that is allocated to this fund, that is, Kshs2.9 billion this Financial Year, is a total abuse to the principle of giving education to Kenyans and making the society of Kenyans more literate. That is maybe, because of our limited resources. I think there are certain Ministries which need more funding than others and it is important that higher education and especially, technically-based higher education, should be given more priority in terms of financing. The Higher Education Ministry is not a small or side Ministry as many people may want to believe."}