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    "id": 1186312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "interested in releasing the NG-CDF. The reason I say so is because if the order that the court gave – assuming what was served to the Treasury was for the CDF Act, 2013. It is clear that the same people who challenged the CDF Act 2013 went to court to challenge the NG-CDF Act 2015. That is an admission by the petitioners that the NG-CDF Act 2015 has not been ruled on by the court. So, what is this opinion that they are seeking from the Attorney-General? I am not a lawyer, but it sounds so clear to me that the petitioners themselves acknowledge that what they challenged in court has been overtaken by events. Therefore, why are we waiting for this matter of the NG-CDF Act 2015 to be ruled on? We will be caught in a state where we will be asking whether we amend the Act again. Mine is this simple: I urge the Leader of the Majority Party – because he is the point of interaction between this House and the Executive – to advise the Executive, if they need the advice, that we have said that the law is with them. One, the NG-CDF Act 2015 has not been ruled on. Two, there is an Appropriation Act. Therefore, they are not going to disburse funds illegally. They are going to disburse funds that have been appropriated by the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya. In short, Leader of the Majority Party, the Treasury has no reason at all to delay up to today. Let them release the funds. They should not talk about Ksh2 billion. Let them accumulate all the Ksh2 billion per week from 1st July up to today, and get the total amount. If it is less than Ksh44 billion, let them release that percentage. We are not asking for more than Ksh44 billion. Let them release Ksh44 billion that they have been accumulating from 1st July when the Government of Kenya started collecting money for 2022/2023 Financial Year. That is my comment. I know that the Leader of the Majority Party is pained. I saw it in his body language. He was not very happy with that response. In fact, I am asking myself, when he gets these answers from the CSs, does he engage with them or he just delivers them as a conveyor belt? If I were him, I would not have brought that answer to the Floor of the House. What I would have done is engage with the Treasury, advise them accordingly, and then bring a report that will convince this house. Thank you."
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