Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also support this Bill because it provides that the Board will be notifying those who have been given the money. If it can give the details, including how much money has been awarded to them, it will be good. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: In addition, they should also communicate to every applicant, including those who get the money and those who miss it. They should tell those who have missed the money why they missed. Many times, parents come to us, as their representatives, and ask for support for their university-going children. If you ask them why they have not applied for HELB loans, they say that they have applied but it is only that they have not received response or they are not sure whether they will be given any money. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The HELB should, therefore, communicate to those who have been awarded loans as well as to those who have not, giving the reasons why they have not been awarded any money. Some of the reasons may be technical, including something missing in the application form. Such minor mistakes can be rectified. This will enable the HELB to be as equitable as we would like it to be. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, representation of students, as among the key stakeholders in this Fund, makes a lot of sense. It will facilitate good communication between the receivers of the loans and the givers. The students’ representatives can discuss and inform the Board about any challenges they may be experiencing. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I would like to take this opportunity to urge compliance because those who came up with this fund and made it HELB, wanted it to be self-sustaining. This can only be so 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: if those who receive the funds as loans consider it their duty and responsibility to comply with regulations. As it is in the Bill, it should be the responsibility of every recipient of the loan to notify the Board when he or she is able to pay – that is when he or she starts working. Therefore, those who receive the loan should be encouraged to repay so that the Fund can be self-sustaining. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, those described as minors in this Bill are mainly those who have not yet attained the age of 18 and, therefore, have not acquired IDs. There are some who have failed to get HELB loans because they did not have IDs. Therefore, allowing such students to use their parents’ or guardians’ IDs makes a lot of sense. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, I would like to commend the County Government of Busia and Governor Ojaamong for what they did recently. That is the signing of an agreement between the county government and HELB, paving the way for the county government to deposit Kshs100 million with the HELB to support students from that county. That is a very commendable act. I hope that they will be enhancing that amount annually so that our children can benefit from the Fund. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those comments, I beg to support. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Report. My take on this Report is fairly straightforward. As far as 1997, the Government and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) agreed on these payments. I have never understood why the Government decided to renege on an agreement that the two parties had made voluntarily. This matter has taken a long time and the teachers have been treated unfairly. Teachers are doing a good job under fairly difficult circumstances. As we speak, we know that they have been pushing for the Government subsidy they are supposed to be given ... view