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    "id": 1144264,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144264/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I was intelligently interrupted by my colleague, I was saying that we will save on cost if we collapse these SAGAs into one. This is because some of them do the same job – they target the same people. They give loans to the youth and women to jumpstart their businesses. In short, they all give loans to the vulnerable members of our society, namely women, youth and persons with disabilities. The administrative cost in this country are huge and that is why our wage bill is way beyond what is acceptable worldwide and by the World Bank Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these boards have also become conduits of appreciating political friends who are appointed without considering the ripple effect it will have on our economy. I have just given an example of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), which has two boards, namely the Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees. There is also another hidden one called the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) with a hidden board, which receives government allocation and it is not under the Ministry of Labour. I have heard it is under the Office of the President (OP) and I do not know why. They have buildings like Rehema House in Westlands, others in the Central Business District (CBD) and along Ngong Road. I have heard sometimes their patron is the President of this Republic, and it has always been like this. The board is who is who in this society, including the late Nicholas Biwott. 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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