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    "id": 1183245,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1183245/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for allowing me to contribute to the Motion as amended. This constitutional amendment brings life and hope. It also sets the stage for the saving of educational and academic advancement for children from the poorest communities and parents within our constituencies. We have had the COVID-19 pandemic, which unfortunately disrupted the education cycle thus interfering with the bursary disbursement cycle as well. As we recover from the effects of COVD-19, the Judicial, through the court system, has introduced another bottleneck. This is a setback for the education of children from poor families who have been benefitting from bursaries. The criteria used for awarding NG-CDF bursaries is poverty levels within families, with orphaned children and children of single mothers receiving the highest attention. In my constituency of Endebess, I decided that needy children who score 350 marks and above in Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCSE) should be provide with full bursaries to cover their education. This has served as a great motivation that has seen many children from the poor families excel in school. Unfortunately, with the disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic initially, and subsequently from the judicial system through our courts, we have been unable to continue with this scheme. Our judges have given a very unfavourable ruling as far as NG-CDF is concerned."
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