Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1096.

• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill brought by Hon. Irungu Kang’ata. For one, most of us in this House are beneficiaries of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) because while we were in the university in the late 1980s and early 1990s, we used to get what was popularly called “boom”. Eventually, we leant that that was part of a loan and luckily, some of us have already paid it fully. But we would like to encourage ourselves, especially those who have not completed or started paying to do so, so that it will ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I want to support the notification of those students who have received the loans and those who have been rejected. It is good to give them reasons. Since the students apply for the loans online and they have e-mail addresses, it would be prudent for the board to send a feedback on the reasons the loan for a particular student has been rejected so that they can make corrections or changes when they apply in the following financial year. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I know that in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was easy to secure employment immediately you graduated but for the last years or so, students who graduate wait for more than five to ten years before they secure employment. If they are required to repay the loans immediately after one year, it will not be possible because until they secure employment or do business, they will not be able to repay the loan. So, at the next stage of this Bill, it will be good to increase the grace period of waiting before the loan accrues interest. This ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We want that when the HELB approves a loan, if a student gets the loan, before it is submitted to the bank, it would be good for the board to send all the names of beneficiaries to the respective universities because in some occasions, students miss exams when they have already received the loan though the money has not been sent to the respective university banks. So it will be good for them to e-mail all the names of the beneficiaries to the universities. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, we support the idea to put, at least two students in the board but as one of my colleagues has said, it might be very difficult for them to sit on that board. It will also be challenging to choose who among all the students will be in the board. We know, as one of us has said, the board might compromise. They might just get students from urban centres like Nairobi. We prefer to get a student from rural areas because these are the people who really need the loans. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I support the Bill. In the next stage, we will bring some amendments so that our students benefit. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker,I arise to comment on two of the clauses of the Senate Amendments. One is Clause 33 on the affirmative action of giving 20 per cent of the tender specifically to residents of the county. You realise that in some counties, more than 90 per cent or 100 per cent of the tenders are given to people outside the counties instead of at least leaving some reasonable percentage of the tendering within the county to improve the circulation of money and the economies of those counties. Two is on the evaluation of technical and financial capability ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to oppose the Senate amendment on giving the leeway to the panel to select the chairperson. If we give them the leeway to choose the chairperson, we know there will be a lot of lobbying and money might be used. This will go a long way in influencing who is going to be the 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
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Auditor-General. I think it is good to give the President a chance to choose the chairperson of the panel view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Bill that was brought by view