Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think I was here earlier than Mr. Bett and--- view
• 8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: I did the correct thing. view
• 8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, first of all I want to totally support this Bill. I want to congratulate the Minister for fast tracking the bringing of this Bill to the Floor of this House. We have a lot of challenges as a country. You know by the year 2030 we will be 60 million people in this country, and 20 million people will be residing in Nairobi. So we have monumental challenges, as a country, to feed and provide services to the millions of Kenyans. Therefore, this Bill will actualize all our priorities and the services required for the many ... view
• 12 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to join my colleagues in sending my condolences and those of my family to the families of our departed colleagues who served this country with rare dedication, commitment and disctinction. You will all remember that Prof. Saitoti implemented the famous free primary school education and as a result of that, one million children were actually enrolled in schools in this country. So, those one million children will remember him forever and ever. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as for hon. Ojode, he prosecuted the business of the Government with rare zeal, enthusiasm, passion and ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology support students pursuing university education through loans, bursaries and scholarships that are administered by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). Higher education loans are awarded to students differentially as follows:- The poorest get Kshs60,000, then Kshs55,000, and all the way to Kshs35,000. Kshs35,000 is the lowest. In addition to that, HELB awards a bursary scheme of up to Kshs8,000 to the most needy students to supplement the Kshs60,000. (b) Yes, I am aware that, in view of the inflationary trends in the country, ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: (c) This has been the objective of the Ministry; to source for more funds to support the increasing student numbers and also increase the amount given as loans to students. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of this, every financial year, the Ministry puts a request to Treasury to allocate additional funds to HELB. However, owing to the non- competing needs, Treasury is not in a position to give all the funds requested. In addition, the Ministry and HELB are in the process of identifying other sources of financing university education. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a good question. I have categorized the amount given to students according to poverty levels. The highest amount is Kshs60,000. This is given to those students who have lost both mother and father. They are real orphans. In addition to that, we give them an extra Kshs8,000. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that orphans have a lot of problems. We are also considering increasing the amount, but the resource envelope does not allow us to do so. The figure of Kshs60,000 was arrived at after thorough consultations with quite a number of stakeholders. So, at the moment, that is the figure, but we are considering increasing it upwards. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all students are treated equally, whether they are doing engineering or medicine. This is because in terms of allocation, students who are doing medicine are allocated something close to Kshs400,000 to Kshs500,000. Of course, that is the contribution of the Government. For the students who are studying abroad, we have a bursary of 1,000 Pounds per student. At least, for those who apply, whose papers are looked at and they qualify, they get this amount. But they have to apply through our respective embassies and they are given that amount. This has been the policy for ... view