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    "id": 1054708,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "long-term planning in terms of what roads to do, where to do water projects, what to do with the nursery schools and polytechnics, and all those things we expect them to do, including taking care of the youth and training facilities as well as trade and industrialisation. They need to do all that at that level, so as to spur development that will create some momentum towards the generation of greater gross domestic product (GDP). This is really straightforward. We do not need to spend a lot of time on it. I urge Members to pass this Bill in minimal time, so that we can get into other issues that we also need to debate as a House, especially given the limited sitting time we have. Members have been raising the issue of the NG-CDF delays. We are all concerned that the flow of funding has not been in tandem with the expectations of Members and the commitments they have at the grassroots. I have been engaging with the Treasury, including this morning and I can report that there is some agreed-upon framework in terms of the release of money between now and April. We have agreed on a release of Kshs2 billion per week, which means that by the end of April, they would have released all the Kshs41 billion for this financial year. The balance of the arrears will be released within May and June. We must accept that the flow of funds into the Treasury has not been as good, partly because of COVID-19 and other challenges that have affected revenue generation. This week’s disbursement of Kshs2 billion has already been released. So, we have Kshs28 billion that is already with the boards."
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