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    "id": 972240,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/972240/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to request for a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), regarding discriminatory treatment of students admitted to Bukura Agricultural College by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in the disbursement of Tertiary and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) loans and bursaries. The right to education is a fundamental economic and social right guaranteed to all the people of Kenya under the provisions of Article 43 of the Constitution. Despite the provision of Section 11 of the HELB Act, 1995, Students Loans and Bursaries Fund, Bukura Agricultural College is a TVET institution established by the Bukura Agricultural College Act, 2009. Despite the college being a public institution accredited by TVET where students are annually placed by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), students admitted to the institution have been denied HELB loans and bursaries. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. In his Statement, the Chairperson should inform the House the following: (i) What criteria does HELB apply to disburse loans and bursaries to students admitted to all public TVET institutions? (ii) Why does HELB not grant loans and bursaries to students admitted to Bukura Agricultural College? (iii) What urgent measures does the Ministry of Education intend to put in place to ensure that students admitted to Bukura Agricultural College access loans and bursaries from HELB during the current 2019/2020 Financial Year. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}