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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for that extension of time, so that the rest of our colleagues who are here can get an opportunity to speak to this very important Motion. When Sen. Olekina forewarned the House that he lost his voice and he was excusing his vocals. I would have wished that you would have extended the courtesy by letting us know that for the last two days you have been hosting the President of the Republic of Kenya in your great county of Narok. Among so many other things, you have told Kenyans that such visits were not political, but project supervision, implementation and commissioning. By extension, I followed the sessions that you had. You are a great host because you showed the people of Kenya the kind of projects that Kenya Kwanzaa Government has done for not only the people of Narok but for the rest of the country. That included the urge that you made that we need to unite Kenya as one country because we need to be one and therefore it can only be an opportunity to extend a number of projects. There were roads which were launched, including the leather tannery that will serve many people, including those from the neighbouring county of Bomet. There were also the title deeds which were issued to our brothers and sisters in Mau and in Kilgoris. You had in your last two days a great session. It is not in vain that your voice and your vocals definitely had to succumb. You have also been able to debate this Motion. Beside that appreciation, Sen. Olekina, I, however, tend to disagree a little bit with you in this Motion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "On my part, I join a number of my other colleagues in supporting this Motion. It is one of those issues that this House, through the Committee on Education and even the Audit Committee, has picked a number of issues with regards to the utilization and the award of Bursary Fund, by those who are currently administering it. The Bursary Fund, which is a lot of money, is currently being administered by several agents. These include the county governments, Members of Parliament of the 210 constituencies, women Members of the county, that is the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and at the national level by the Ministry of Education. I congratulate my brother, Sen. Thang’wa, for this Motion because it gives us an opportunity to speak to the challenges of the bursaries. It shows us that despite the intention of the bursary fund, it has never achieved its aim because of what we have talked about. The bursary fund has been politicized to the extent that if you are not a friend to the person administering that particular bursary at the county level, then you might never get it. If you are not related in any way to a Member of County Assembly or a supporter of an MP, governor, or MCA, then you risk not getting the bursary even if you deserve to be a beneficiary of that fund. That politicization is what this Motion speaks to. It states that consolidation of bursary funds will ensure that the rightful children benefit from this fund. They will not have to sing to the tune of a certain political class to get the bursary. I will conclude my remarks because of time, but I need to say that this a very good Motion. We need to support it because it is only the best way to ensure that the rightful people benefit from the bursary. It will also help avoid politicization of the funds. A few weeks ago, the Governor for Bomet County, Governor Barchok, paraded school- going children in a very misguided way. This was due to appreciation or non-appreciation of the fact that the Senate does not oppose issuance of bursaries and support of children who are in need of Government support. It is unfortunate that there is inability to appreciate a clear way of administering this Fund. Those who have benefited from these funds must be known. They should get us the list of the people and institutions that have benefited even if they are Tertiary and Vocational Education Training centres."
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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will try to condense my thoughts. I have spoken to the Mover and he has added me two of his moving minutes. I will, therefore, use seven minutes."
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"content": " Order, Sen. Methu. Speak within what we agreed."
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"content": "It is okay, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will condense my thoughts and will be very quick. First, I am extremely proud to be associated with Sen. Thang’wa and we are from the same political formation. Moving this Motion is an extremely bold move. I stand here to support this Motion. One of the things that gives equality between the haves and the have-nots is education. The Constitution of the Republic of Kenya that was passed in 2010 is clear and explicit. Article 43(1)(f), Article 53(1)(b) and Article (55)(a) all speak to the question The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "of access. They state that every child has a right to access education. Article 53(1)(b) speaks to the right to access to basic education."
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"content": "The definition of basic education, according to the Basic Education Act, is education in primary school and education in secondary school. So, it is timely that we speak about this question. Unfortunately, when we speak about this, some people say that we are against bursaries yet none of us is against bursaries. What we want is access to education for all Kenyans I will speak about two critical things. A child from Mandera has the same rights as a child from Nyandarua. A child from Bomet has the same rights as a child from Migori. So, if a child from Mandera is getting Kshs20,000 for bursaries, then a child from Migori should also get that amount of money but that is not possible when we use the current formation as it is. This is because MPs and governors have bursaries. It is important to note that some constituencies have fewer learners than other constituencies yet the disbursement via NG-CDF, is almost the same. The 75 per cent of the money disbursed by NG-CDF is the same for all constituencies. Imagine, one constituency has 16,000 learners and the other one has 2,000 learners and 40 per cent of all the monies given for NG-CDF are for bursaries. That is the first inequality. I support the third recommendation that has been made by Sen. Thang’wa. If we try to amalgamate all these funds, why can we not first determine how much one child requires to access free education? There is no justification for spending Kshs11.6 billion in NG-CDF money and another Kshs14 billion allocated by governors, and we do not know the cost of ensuring a child receives free education. We are not opposed to bursaries. However, if we were to compare free education to bursaries, free education is what will ultimately provide the equality we are looking for. Finally, bursaries are being used as political tools. There is tokenism; if you are my supporter, I give you bursaries. What about the children of poor parents who cannot access their Members of Parliament (MP)? What about the children who require certification from their chief, yet their father does not agree with the chief? Why do we place our children at the mercy of others just so they can access education? It is on this basis that I fully support this Motion. We must determine the exact cost of educating per child. The late President Mwai Kibaki was bold enough to grant us free primary education. President William Ruto promised free secondary education. It is now his time to fulfill that promise and extend it to secondary and tertiary education because education is a right. I did not write this Constitution, nor did I include Articles 43, 53 and 55, which clearly state that every child is entitled to free basic education. It must be---"
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"content": "(Sen. Methu’s microphone went off)"
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"content": "Sen. Mumma): Sen. Veronica, I request that you follow the same trend, so that Sen. Mandago also gets a chance to speak."
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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to debate this very important Motion that has been brought to the Senate by our colleague, Sen. Karungo Thang’wa. You may have noticed that all the Senators who The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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