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    "id": 1191026,
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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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    "content": "that list. We submitted our list earlier, which the NG-CDF Board already has. We require them to match what is submitted and disregard what is here. Secondly, the issue of the NG-CDF has been debated by many Members in this House on how relevant it has been to our people. I would like to bring to the attention of this House that at its inception, the CDF must have had a historical background. There must have been reasons why the then sitting Members felt it was important to introduce the CDF. Some of us may not have been beneficiaries of bursaries during our time, but we witnessed the misery that fellow Kenyans who came from poor families were experiencing. I was taken by surprise when I heard the former Cabinet Secretary, Ukur Yatani, arrogantly saying that he is not going to disburse the NG-CDF funds under any circumstances. Honestly, we have been there and we are the custodians of the people on matters education and security. We have people who cannot afford a meal let alone school fees. It is like telling someone you will take them to the moon without knowing how they will get there. The NG-CDF has played a very vital role. Many families are where they are today because of the NG-CDF. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I run a foundation called Ken Chonga Foundation and it is purely educating young boys and girls who come from the most underprivileged families. Even after giving them a bursary, they may still be unable to continue with their studies. Therefore, it does not take anyone to go to school to understand what is going on in the villages. To be very honest, if I was given an opportunity, I would recommend psychiatric evaluation on those who ruled the NG-CDF illegal and unconstitutional. What is going on in our constituencies is real. We are not fighting for the NG-CDF for our own benefit, but for posterity. Indeed, today, many children are not in school. We have used our salaries and if the bursary we are disbursing is not enough, how can our salaries be sufficient in terms of taking care of the underprivileged children who are out there? Something needs to be done urgently. Members of Parliament are not going to be Members forever. A time will come when they will have to give way, either by age, being unpopular, or by death. But we are the custodians of our future generations. I would like to request for timely amendment of the names presented from my constituency and any other that has been similarly affected. I would also like the relevant bodies to move fast to disburse the funds to make sure the lives of the poor boys and girls out there do not get jeopardised because of people who do not understand the importance of the funds."
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