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    "id": 1018073,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "On that note, the NG-CDF needs to be entrenched in the Constitution and in the laws of the land. You will realise that the NG-CDF is so lean in its operations and even structure. The decision-making of the NG-CDF is bottom-up. The public plays a critical role in identification of projects. That is why it is rare to have white elephant projects in the NG-CDF. You will also realise that the cost of running and maintaining the NG-CDF is so lean. It is less than two per cent. Look at other devolved funds, the funds that have been taken to county governments. Billions of shillings are used in running the funds. The national Government sends about Kshs7 billion to particular counties and the impact of the funds is not there. You will realise that most of the funds get consumed at the county headquarters through salaries, purchase of vehicles and the day to day operations. Some of them even employ non-essential staff. The NG-CDF is quite explicit on how many members of staff are to be employed, their roles and how the Fund is to be overseen. This is a case where we really need to ensure that Members of Parliament are involved. We do not play any role. We are just patrons and we do oversight. I just want to ask this House to ensure that oversight committees like the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committee are given a lot of powers to be able to oversee well. The Member for Suba North has just asked: How do you give Kshs30,000 for a whole year to an oversight committee yet they are in essence overseeing Kshs130 million? We really need to give it more funds. The Chairperson of the Special Funds Accounts Committee and 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."
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