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    "id": 1193385,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Starehe, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Maina",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13283,
        "legal_name": "Charles Kanyi Njagua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to contribute to the proposal on the amendment of the Constitution to include the NG-CDF. First and foremost, in Starehe Constituency, Nairobi County, where I come from, most of the populace dwell in the slums. The people have benefited from bursaries through the NG-CDF throughout their lives. Therefore, proposing that the NG-CDF be scrapped off will be detrimental to the gains made by the NG-CDF in my constituency. Children from the slums such as Mukuru Kayaba, Marigu-ini, Fuata Nyayo among others, have gone to school courtesy of the NG-CDF. Now that the NG-CDF hangs in the balance, we are in a chaotic situation because people are despairing. They keep asking me when the bursary will be back. As we approach the first term that will start in January 2023, parents in the slums are in panic mode. Therefore, I support this proposal on constitutionalising the NG-CDF so that the fund can, once and for all, be anchored in the Constitution, and we do not have to debate about it again. In my constituency, the NG-CDF has made a lot of gains on security matters. Many people have talked about insecurity in the slum areas. However, the NG-CDF has helped bolster the security systems by constructing modern police stations. The fund has also supported the security system in my constituency and we have curbed crime in the slums. In my constituency, the fund has also helped many children who do not go to school due to lack of school fees. It has especially paid fees for secondary school students. In my opinion, we should be having discussions about bolstering the fund and not scrapping it off because the NG-CDF has been effective in our constituencies. We also have tertiary courses supported by the NG-CDF. For example, in my constituency, we have sponsored some students to undertake tertiary courses like driving, tailoring, baking and other technical skills. Therefore, we should be thinking of incorporating more activities under the NG-CDF and expanding it in order to address the issue of unemployment. My friend, Hon. John Kiarie, has come up with a Motion seeking that the NG-CDF caters for artists and artisans. This will equip our artists and artisans with skills, technology, tools, machinery and capital. That will be a step in the right direction. The beneficiaries of the NG-CDF bursaries in tertiary institutions will be empowered to gain skills and make a living out of their skills. I support the proposal on constitutionalising the NG-CDF."
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