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    "id": 1057334,
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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": "previously not received the NG-CDF funds are entitled to receive the arrears. Therefore, we must agree with the CS to have those arrears factored in the Supplementary Budget and also make sure that the money is released to the NG-CDF Board as soon as possible. That “as soon as possible” should not be delayed. We should have all the NG-CDF funds in our accounts by the end of March. I am just about to conclude. If the Executive is not going to listen, then I do not see why we should deal with what comes from the Executive when money meant for development is not disbursed. In fact, we support the Executive and the President. We know that the President has some very important projects that he calls “legacy projects” and we support that, including supporting the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). A lot of the money you will see in the Supplementary Budget is being advanced to the NMS off-budget. So, we are supposed to regularise under Article 223. The Kenya Airways was given a lot of money, in billions, yet money for the NG-CDF is not available. We know that Kenya is facing difficult conditions but we want to also pass a statement that it cannot be possible that there is some money only when other projects are being funded but Kenya is economically on its knees when it comes to the NG-CDF. So, this is something I promise this House: we are taking it up with the CS tomorrow when we will be discussing the Supplementary Budget. We had already informally told him, the Chairman and I, to prepare to give us concrete answers on this matter. Hon. Okelo and the rest of us are right to complain. This is not money that comes to us. It is about the development of this country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to, lastly, say that the NG-CDF money is actually economic stimulus money. Money that goes directly to the grassroots is the money that can spur economic growth. Those of us with knowledge in economics and finance know that you take money to the grassroots if you want to spur economic growth. The reason Kenya is not growing is that the monies that are supposed to spur economic growth are held and the monies that are released are embezzled. So, we cannot realise economic growth."
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