Milgo Alice Chepkorir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: In addition to that, we also realise that innovation that comes from research is what has lifted those organisations that are doing very well right now. We realise that Safaricom Kenya Limited that started in our country recently is one of the leading private organisations in East and Central Africa. It is very unfortunate that we lost its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). I pass my condolences to his family. There are very many innovative products that are in Safaricom right now. It is a major employer in our country. It is assisting students from needy families to school. We also ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Our institutions of higher learning require funding to increase the volume of research, produce high quality graduates and also ensure that they compete globally and that we carry our country to become a middle-income earner. Otherwise, Vision 2030 will simply remain a blueprint without any achievement. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is also unfortunate that our universities are relying majorly on funding from the Government to conduct research. While we are asking the Government to increase funding, we challenge our universities to come up with other innovative ways of funding and planning for better research so that come the future, they ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also add my voice. I also wish to support the two Statements from the Senate Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Budget. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a very sad day, particularly when we have a House with people who were elected by the people of this country to represent them discussing another House and imagining that they will be able to disband the Senate. It took us very many years to put in place the Constitution 2010. Everywhere we go in ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. For a long time, many functions have not been devolved. Even those that have been devolved, money has not followed those functions. Therefore, the counties have not been able to implement those particular functions as expected. That is why if you go to the health and agriculture units, there is a challenge because of shortage of finances in those counties. It is high time that we supported these Statements. When it comes to going to court, we should all go and stamp our authority. We support the referendum so that during that process, we ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to also support this Motion. I want to begin by thanking Sen. (Dr.) Ali for bringing to the House such a very special issue of concern in our country. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: When HELB was coined it was supposed to help the needy students. Maybe I would not even be in the Senate if it were not for a HELB loan. However, the issue of HELB loans of late is raising big questions. As my colleague Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve has already said, it is acting like a shylock. Every country must ensure that its citizens get quality education. Our country Kenya has Vision 2030. That cannot be achieved without having its citizens being educated, in order to provide the right skills to work in the manufacturing and production industries and spur growth ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in the villages, you come across parents crying because they are wondering how they are going to clear the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loans that have accrued against the names of their children. In my county, some parents work hard - plucking tea, doing manual and casual jobs like selling vegetables - in order to take their children through secondary education. Once they excel and go to the university, the Government is supposed to assist them and give them HELB loans. However, this is the beginning of the nightmare. In future, these are the students who ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: It is high time HELB came to this House to answer certain questions. Here, we are being told of a number of defaulters. The worst is that immediately a student is given The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: money, interest is charged. At the end of it, that candidate does not get any gainful employment. As we speak, there are few graduates who are employed out there. I come from the education sector and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in the recent past has become a better employer. However, the TSC has a backlog of up to even 12 years. There are students who graduated 12 years ago, but have not been employed. These are the same graduates who went through HELB and interest of Kshs5,000 has been accruing since that time. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently when I ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we are told that about Kshs2.5 billion is lost through those who acquire employment in the diaspora. I wonder how they will get this money from people in the diaspora, unless a very serious policy of recovering this is put in place, but not to the extent of hurting the very beneficiaries who are our children. There are other culprits as well who got employment but have defaulted. We may have to waive the starting date to about six months. According to me, it is high time that if education is supposed to be free, we are ... view