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    "id": 1022515,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was just sharing with Hon. Nyikal about when he was in charge of this programme. I remember I forced them to move the amounts from Ksh1,500 to Ksh2,000 through a Motion. The intention of this cash transfer was very noble, but there is a challenge in the way it is being implemented, which we should deal with. I have this suggestion to make to the Chair of the Committee. The committees exist and there are constituency committees. It is only that they are being ignored by the Executive in terms of implementation. Could you please work with the Ministry to make sure these committees are not ignored? Finally, I do not think it is too difficult, even if we were to do away with paperwork. It is possible that, as people oversee these funds and people’s representatives, you could get email addresses for each Member of Parliament so that the Ministry gives updates, any time; say 2,000 or 1,000 members in your constituency receive the money. I should have that information to know whether these people really exist and whether they are the people who deserve. It may not be difficult for an MP to know whether the members being given these cash transfers are able or not. We will be doing it as an oversight function. The Executive can implement. They can do what they want. They can pay after every three months, but give that information to us as people’s representatives. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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