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    "id": 1183270,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "Usao who deferred his university medical degree last semester. Again, he is deferring this time and I had to get money from my own pocket for his fees. How many people can Members of Parliament sponsor from their own pockets? It reaches a point where I have to say I cannot do it anymore but the NG-CDF does that to individuals who are suffering. As Members of Parliament, we can make recommendations when we see situations like those. When this committee is finally constituted, it needs to look carefully at the principle of separation of powers and how to deal with it in the amendment. If we do not look at it carefully the way we are looking at the issue of separation of powers, then the issue of the basic structure concept, which I so dislike, might just rear its ugly head again. I would want to encourage Members who want this to pass to look at it vis-à-vis the principles and values that are contained in Chapter 10 of our Constitution that talks about equity, non-discrimination, and fairness. When is it fairness when poor people are suffering and then we want to argue? I want to thank Hon. Lilian. She was very emotive and asked who has cursed Kenyans. It is not Kenyans. I wish to ask who has cursed Africans. When something good finally happens in Africa, we in Kenya want to kill it. Everywhere I go, in every country… I used to be a Member of the Pan African Parliament and I interacted with several Members from other African countries. People want to know how we are managing the NG-CDF. Zambia is doing very well with it and perhaps only Kenya rivals it. Everybody else wants to see it because it is transforming lives. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I almost called out names but let me withdraw. Let it go inside. You have people who do not understand what is going on. They are asking you why we should have the NG-CDF. What used to happen when we did not have NG-CDF is that Members used to queue at the Executive asking for money. Now I do not have to go and queue anywhere to ask for money. It gives us the power and authority to deal as Members. Even as the Opposition, I can deal without going to queue anywhere. It gives me my independence. I want to conclude and even encourage my good friend, Hon. Alice. I know she was out last term so she does not know. I am actually exercising my own fairness to cede my time because it is not by law. I am actually rushing if you notice. I am actually ceding my time so that you can also have time. In concluding, I want to say that as Members, it does not matter whether you are in the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) or the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). If you do not have the NG-CDF, you are going home early in the morning because our people will have no confidence in you. Whether we are giving it up or not, let us have a kamukunj i before we go. We want to tell the Executive to release the money for the NG-CDF otherwise you will face the wrath of Members of this House. Let the President learn what Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta did not learn last time. The way he dealt with MPs cost him a lot. So, we want to tell this President that if he is joking, he will deal with our wrath across the board."
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