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    "id": 1082934,
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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": "Hon. Members, you asked me to ensure that the money moves from the National Treasury to the NG-CDF Board. The money is now not with the National Treasury, but with the Board. So, the rest is how it moves to the constituencies and that will be a disbursement issue. This is a good thing because for a long time, we have never closed the year with the full amount paid. Members are aware that last year, Kshs13.7 billion had not been disbursed at the end of the year and was brought to the previous supplementary budget. That money has now been disbursed and we have Kshs41.7 billion for the year 2020/2021 and Kshs13.7 billion, which was paid in respect of last year. There is some amount that pertains to arrears of 2013/2014 and 2014/ 2015, which our NG-CDF Committee needs to resolve with the auditors. So, we can see how to factor this in the first supplementary budget because it is too late to do so in the absence of some tangible audit. Some of these figures are not paid these days because of such issues. So, with the Board having paid about Kshs2.2 billion this year in respect of those arrears, Members had not expected to receive the Kshs13.7 billion. This is something we are working on and at the earliest opportunity, we will ensure whatever is agreeable with the auditors is ratified in the first opportunity and disbursed. I am happy with their commitment and the rest is for the NG- CDF Committee to ensure that the money is disbursed and the arrears are looked into to see which ones need to be ratified. I have been in contact with the NG-CDF Committee Chairman and we have been discussing this afternoon. Hon. Members, I wanted to give you this information so that you are aware and start planning in terms of what you will do when we go on recess. In the meantime, going back to the schedule, I urge you to take as little time as possible. This is not just by reducing time for this Motion, but also in terms of processing the Appropriation Bill. This is something we have agreed and we need to make progress with other pending matters that we hopefully need to clear this week. With those remarks, I beg to second."
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