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Entries 761 to 770 of 1895.

• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: There is the issue of bringing student representation to the Board which is a welcome move. If you look at the proposal, you will realise that those two students, that is, one representing public universities and the other representing private universities, will serve in the Board for a period of not exceeding two years while the rest of the Members serve for a period of five years and are eligible for reappointment. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Students have four years to do most of the courses and that is why I think he has proposed a period not exceeding two years. There will be no re-appointment because that student would have left. Therefore, he gives a chance to continuing students in the universities to represent students in the Board. The other amendment proposed in the Bill is about the issue of minors. That has been explained very well by my colleagues. Because of the difficulties experienced in acquiring IDs in this country, students join university when they are above 18 years but without ID cards. It ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: This means that the Board may even recall your loan even within three months of completion of your studies. That is good and, in fact, that is why there is this proposal in the amendment that, at least, there should be a grace period. This grace period is talked about in Sub-section 7 of the amended proposal. That is why I differ with the Vice- Chairperson of the Committee who proposed that such a clause can be addressed through regulation. We should not wait for the Regulations to address that aspect because even in the current position, which is that ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the amendment about the right to be heard, again, I differ with the Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education, Science and Technology when he says that the aspect can be addressed administratively through regulations. This is because the proposed amendment in Clause 4 states that the Board shall notify every applicant in 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: writing, whether an application for a HELB loan has been accepted or rejected. This should neither be put in the Regulation nor left to administrative action because Clause 14(2) of the current Act states that where the Board has resolved to make a loan to any eligible student, the Board shall notify the applicant in writing. Only eligible students are to be informed. It is imperative that they inform every applicant. That is what the amendment is saying. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Above all, the issue of appeal, as contained in the current Act, is not there. The amendment proposes that if you have not been successful, you have a right to appeal. That is important because some information may have been misrepresented, and that could be the reason why your application was successful. Therefore, you should be given a chance to appeal. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have three categories of applicants namely students in the regular degree programmes, students in the self-sponsored programmes and students in private universities. Since this is a loan which beneficiaries from the three categories will repay, they should be given an equal platform in terms of application and consideration. Everybody should be given equal chance and same conditions because the money that is given to students is a loan. Whether you are a parallel degree programme student or a private university student or regular student, you will repay the loan. This is because none of those ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a welcome move. It is a good amendment and, therefore, all of us should support it. view
• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: Could you please compel Hon. Mutava Musyimi to move the Motion first because he just gave the notice? He has not moved the Motion. view