Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

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• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: That is what I had. I beg to support. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of members of Chebororwa community in Marakwet West Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following:- (i) THAT, during the colonial period, approximately 2,500 acres of land belonging to Chebororwa community was set aside for establishment of a training centre for farmers from Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Baringo, Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia areas. (ii) THAT, the land was the community’s sole source of livelihood on which they depended for grazing, cultivation, water and other essential needs including medicinal herbs. (iii) THAT, in 1943, the farm was made ... view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: (iv) THAT, between 1956 and 1957, the land was fenced, resulting in eviction of locals, demolition of settlements, destruction of property and confiscation of livestock. (v) THAT, this condemned residents of Chebororwa to homelessness, abject poverty and psychological trauma due to being forced to live along the dangerous cliffs of Kabelio Hills. (vi) THAT, in 1996, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing approved a request from Marakwet District Development Committee to hive off 1,800 acres of the said land for settlement of squatters who had been evicted in 1957 by the Colonial Government. (vii) THAT, between 2010 and ... view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: ( Loud consultations ) view
• 4 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not think I want Hon. Chepkong’a to assist me because he is an interested party. He is from Uasin Gishu County which we have an issue with. view
• 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