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    "id": 1191695,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to associate myself with the sentiments of the Leader of Minority Party that matters to do with NG-CDF and the NG-AAF which is ably patronised by our County Members of Parliament are matters that are very sensitive not just to us but to the people who we sit here to represent. There is nobody in the Executive who should imagine that you are doing any Member any favour by disbursing the NG-CDF. The funds are going directly to the people. Our people are waiting not to go on recess but to go home to process their bursaries for term one school fees in January. Therefore, I want to also express my concern, and I know there could be many excuses, not reasons, part of which relates to the papers which I have laid. I ask all of us, together with your fund managers, to expedite the issue of constituting your NG-CDF committees at the constituency level so that nobody uses that as an excuse not to disburse money. In any case, Hon. Speaker, the NG-CDF is not disbursed to the committee but the fund manager. The fund manager is an employee of the board which is an extension of the National Treasury. So, there is absolutely no reason why the National Treasury should not be disbursing our NG-CDF and I will indeed, before the House rises, engage with the Cabinet Secretary so that before we consider breaking for recess we have both the NG-CDF, the NG-AAF and all other monies including those that pertain to the county governments being disbursed so that the Government starts functioning in earnest. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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