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Last chance: send your views by 5pm Friday on the Bills that would replace HELB and KNEC.
The National Assembly's Education Committee is collecting the public's views on six Education Bills. The deadline for written comments is 5pm on Friday, 2 October.
The committee, chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, has held public hearings around the country. The last ones are on Thursday and Friday. Nairobi's hearing was on 25 September.
The six Bills
The Tertiary Education, Placement and Funding Bill.
The Basic Education Bill.
The Kenya National Educational Assessments Council Bill.
The Pre-Service Education and In-Service Training Bill.
The Kenya National Qualifications Framework (Amendment) Bill.
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Amendment) Bill.
The changes students and parents should know about
A new Tertiary Education Funding Authority (TEFA) would take over the work of HELB, the Universities Fund and the TVET fund. The HELB Act would be repealed.
A new Kenya National Educational Assessments Council would replace KNEC.
Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang'wa has warned that the funding plan would make support "100 per cent loan", and could end scholarships for poor students.
At the hearings, people asked about repayments taking up to 25% of a graduate's salary, and what interest would be charged. HELB currently charges 4%.
TVET colleges want seats on the new authority's board, and a fair share of the money.
The teachers' union KUPPET wanted the process suspended, saying people had too little time. KNUT supports going ahead.
How to send your views
Email the Clerk of the National Assembly at cna@parliament.go.ke.
Post to the Clerk of the National Assembly, P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi.
Or hand-deliver to the Main Parliament Buildings.
Say which Bill and which section you are commenting on.
None of these changes is law yet. Students who joined university this year are still funded under the current model.
Sources: Education News, The Star (the six Bills), The Star (TVETs), Education News (loans), Eastleigh Voice (unions).
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The National Assembly’s Education Committee is collecting the public’s views on six Education Bills. The deadline for written comments is 5pm on Friday, 2 October.
The committee, chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly, has held public hearings around the country. The last ones are on Thursday and Friday. Nairobi’s hearing was on 25 September.
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The six Bills
The Tertiary Education, Placement and Funding Bill.
The Basic Education Bill.
The Kenya National Educational Assessments Council Bill.
The Pre-Service Education and In-Service Training Bill.
The Kenya National Qualifications Framework (Amendment) Bill.
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (Amendment) Bill.
The changes students and parents should know about
A new Tertiary Education Funding Authority (TEFA) would take over the work of HELB, the Universities Fund and the TVET fund. The HELB Act would be repealed.
A new Kenya National Educational Assessments Council would replace KNEC.
Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa has warned that the funding plan would make support “100 per cent loan”, and could end scholarships for poor students.
At the hearings, people asked about repayments taking up to 25% of a graduate’s salary, and what interest would be charged. HELB currently charges 4%.
TVET colleges want seats on the new authority’s board, and a fair share of the money.
The teachers’ union KUPPET wanted the process suspended, saying people had too little time. KNUT supports going ahead.
How to send your views
Email the Clerk of the National Assembly at cna@parliament.go.ke.
Post to the Clerk of the National Assembly, P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi.
Or hand-deliver to the Main Parliament Buildings.
Say which Bill and which section you are commenting on.
None of these changes is law yet. Students who joined university this year are still funded under the current model.
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