John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the issue of notification, there are some parts of this country where it takes long to receive a letter. A letter can take two weeks to reach Turkana. We want to encourage the board to send SMS messages to notify the students that they have been given the loan or not. A letter can take years. By the time the letter arrives, the grace period is over. We, therefore, encourage the board to use other means to notify the students about the status of their loans. Sending an SMS message directly to the phone of the student can be ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the issue of the amount, not all students are equal. There are some students from poor backgrounds. So, when you give an equal amount of money to the students, those who come from poor families are disadvantaged. That is because they may not have the extra money to meet other costs. So, sometimes, when the board is giving the loans, it should also consider that there are some places like Turkana, Pokot and Samburu. Those are pastoralists who depend on livestock. They need to make sure that such students get extra money, so that they can meet the costs ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The other issue is the repayment of the loans. The grace period is one year. We now have graduates who have stayed more than three years without getting jobs. When we start accumulating interest, by the end of two years, some graduates may not have found employment. It, therefore, becomes a burden to them. Let the board make sure that before the loans start accumulating interest, the students are employed. There are others who have run away without repaying back. That is because the board lacks data. The board should have data for every student so that, once they finish ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I am worried about what Busia County has done. If you give county government money which is supposed to be given freely as a loan, and yet the money has been taxed The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: and given to the county government, it is not right. It is like the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). When you take that money to Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), then it comes back to your people. I am wondering whether the profit that you get from such funds will go to the county or to the board. I am a bit worried about that. Anybody can go to the court and say that, that money is meant to be given for free because it came through the county government. I do not know whether that is the case, but that ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, on the issue of discrimination in terms of faith as alluded to by hon. Nassir, the loan is a choice. You either take it or not. So, when you want to take a loan, you must follow the guidelines and the rules that are given. There is nothing like faith here. That is money that should be refunded. If your faith does not allow you to take loans, then you should not apply for it. If you bring the issue of faith, the Turkanas will say that if it is about faith, then they are marginalized. They will refuse ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I would like to say that the self-sponsored students should be considered. I want to give an example of the Turkana teachers who are studying to get diplomas and degrees. They are suffering. The little salary they are getting is what they are using to pay fees. We are appealing to the board to give loans to such people. Those loans will save them. Bank loans charge very high interest but HELB loans have low interest. I would like to encourage self-sponsored students to apply for those loans to cater for their education. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. Thank you. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. A country needs to protect and value its citizens. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: When we transfer our prisoners back to this country, we show respect and safeguard the dignity of our citizens. As a country, we need to be proud of our people wherever they are, despite the fact that some of them are jailed because of criminal activities or the evil that they have committed. A country that stands by its people wherever they are is a country that everybody admires, and a good example is USA. Wherever the citizens of the USA are, they are proud of their country because they know the country protects and values them. view