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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisii County, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorice Donya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. Some people perceive the NG-CDF as a loophole for putting money into some individuals’ pockets. There are many people who have benefited from NG-CDF bursaries, including yours truly Hon. Donya from Kisii County. Many families can applaud the Fund because it has paid bursaries for their needy children at various learning institutions. The NG- CDF has contributed a lot to realisation of equitable development in the country and addressing the issue of imbalanced regional development that was brought about by partisan politics. What has the President promised his people? He said that his Government will protect and provide opportunities for all Kenyan. Through the NG-CDF, the Government has been releasing resources to vulnerable groups in the grassroots. Anyone fighting the NG-CDF should be seen as an enemy of development. If you move around, you will see classrooms and other projects funded by the NG-CDF. What if this Fund was done away with? Today we should be discussing how we can increase revenue allocation to the NG-CDF and other affirmative action Funds so that Members of Parliament and Women Representatives can issue sanitary towels to our young girls who are unable to attend class when they are on their menses because they cannot afford to buy them. In addition to that, the allocation to the NG-CDF should be increased to support the school- feeding programme. Some students stay in school for a whole day without food. The Members of this hallowed House should be trusted and not be treated as suspects. Some people out there do not understand what it entails for the Government to provide these resources. They say that the NG-CDF money is pocket change for Members of Parliament. Honestly, it has never been The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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