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    "id": 1143783,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1143783/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Tuwei",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Vincent Kipkurui Tuwei",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, this is the best thing that has ever happened to us because it is testing our unity as Members of Parliament on our role of oversight on the Executive on matters to do with devolution and development for our people. If you go round the country, you will find that the most successful projects that have ever been executed have been through the NG-CDF. The processes are very simple and the people get value for money. It is disheartening to note that the National Treasury does not appreciate this. The audit report from the Auditor-General is positive and there is value for money. Kenyans are developing their schools, especially now that we have the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) that the Ministry of Education is rolling out. They should have been the first in disbursing this money in order to meet the target that the country is aiming at. Lastly, I want to implore on the Chairman of the NG-CDF Board to note that we have graders in our constituencies that were bought between 2013 and 2015 but due to changes to the NG-CDF Act, those graders are no longer valuable and viable to us. As the Board, it is high time they decided on what to do with them. For instance, in my constituency in Mosop, there is a grader 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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